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Chakleston, S. C, December 20, 1901. 

Afr. J. C. Hemphill, Managing Editor, 

The News ajid Courier, 
City. 

Dear Sir: — The Alumni and friends of the South Carolina College wish to 
thank jou iLO&t heartily for your splendid editions of The News and Courier upon 
the occasion of the Centennial Celebration, and to express their gratefulness for 
the generous treatment and good wiU that you and The News and C'^urier have 
alwajs so freely and fully given to the Ct)llf^ge. 

We respectfully request the loan of your material and type, that we may pre- 
serve in pamphlet form for libiary use these tributet to the College and her dis- 
tinguished sons. 

With kindest regards and best wishes, we are. 

Very truly yours, 

J. Q. DAVIS, 
ROBT. MACFARLAND, 
AUGUST KOHN, 
* Committee on the part of the Board of Trustees. 

F. HORTON COLCOCK, 
F. C. WOODWARD, 
R. MEANS DAVIS, 
PATTERSON WARDLAW, 

Committee on t hi part of Faculty of the South Carolina College. 



Messrs. J. Q. Davis, F. Norton Colcock, and Others. 

Dear Sirs: — It gives me great pleasure to comply with your request of 
December 30th. In serving the South Carolina College, The News and Courier 
feels that it is serving the State. 

yours very truly, 

J. C. HEMPHILL, 
Editor The News and Courier, 



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COMMITTEES ON THE CENTENNIAL 
CELEBRATION. 



On the part of South Carolina College Trustees — J Q Davis, Egbert 
Macfarland, August Kohn. 

On the part of the Facility of the South Car&lina Collc'ge — Prof. F. 
HoRTON CoLcocK, PRESIDENT F. C. WooDWARD, Prof, R. Means Davis and Prof. 
Patterson Wardlaw. 

On the part of the Aluuuii of the ^outh Carolina College — Washington 
A. Clark, John J. McMahan, August Kohm, R. Means Davis, H. N. Edmunds. 

Co-operating Committee of Alumni tn Charleston on Alumju Banquet — 
F. H. McMaster, Gustav M. Pinckney, Julius E. Cogswell, B. A. Hj^iGOOD, 
Geo. H. Moffett and J. Eoss Hanahan. 

Committee of Alumni of Charleston on the ''Smoker f December 20, 
igoi — Augustine T. Smythe, Wm. H. Brawley, James Simons, Jos. W. Barn- 
well, W. H. Huger, Theodore G. Barker, F. H. McMaster, G. M. Pinckney, 
Julius E. Cogswell, B. A. Hagood and J. Ross Hanahan. 



'The Carolinian." 



The stndent body of the South CaroUaa College publish a journal 
called ''The Carolinian." In the issue of January, 1902, Vol. XIV, 
No. 4, there occurs a full accounc of the Centennial exercises, which 
begins as follows: 

*' Since the la*t publication of our m igrazine, the South Carolina College has 
celebrated its one hundredth birthday. And truly the 19th of December was as 
complete a cekbration as any anniversary ever held anywhere. The sons of Caro- 
lina gathered in Charleston with all eagerness lo do honor to their grand old a/ma 
7nater, and with the aid of the resident alumni of Charleston, the alumni and 
students of Charleston College and the people of Charleston, they made this day 
more than dear to the memory of every Carolina man . 

" Before giving any description of the big celebration it is desired that through 
these columns the Charleston alumni and the alumni and students of Charleston 
College be thanked most heartily for the courtesies extended our s^tudents and 
alumni on that august occasion. And, too, we wish to thank the newspapers, and 
especially The News and C mrier, for the splendid write-ups given our College. 
The issue of the 19th of The News and Courier is one that every Carolina man 
should keep on file. It contains more South Carolina College matter than any 
publication of the kind ever printed — thanks to our enterprising alumnus, Mr. 
August Kohn, of The News and Courier. Very nearly eight fall pages are de- 
voted to specially prepared biographies and cuts of our most noted 'honor gradu- 
ates.' These sketches were collected with much difficulty by Prof. R. Means 
Davis, who, with a board of editors is hard at work collecting biographies of all 
the alumni, to be published in a bound book." 



Note.— Especial thanks are due to Mr. Yates S^iowden, and to Mr. St. Jnlien 
Grimke, Class 1889, for their great interest and co-operntion in the work connected 
with the accounts of the Alumni Celebration. 



SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE ALUMNI. 

Sketches of Some of the First and Second Honor Men.— Their 
Records in Peace and in War.— Some Have Risen to High 
Places in their Chosen Pursuits, and their Names are Pleas- 
antly Familiar as Judges, Soldiers, Physicians, Business 
Men or Agriculturists —The List, of Course, is not Complete, 
but Even as Far as it Goes it is Highly Creditable to the 
South Carolina College and to the Palmetto State. 



It would, fill pages of The News and 
Courier to give nothing more than the 
list of alumni of the South Carolina Col- 
lege but so as to give some adequate idea 
of the character of the men who have 
graduated from the South Carolina Col- 
lege, a few sketches of the honor gradu- 
ates of that institution have been prepared 
and are presented in this edition of The 
News and Courier. These sketches have 
been collected with great trouble by Prof 
R. Means Davis, of the South Carolina 
College, who, together with a board of 
editors, is hard at work getting up the 
biographies of all of the alumni of the 
South Carohna College for publication in 
a permanent volume. The sketches of the 
first and second honor graduates of the 
South Carolina College are necessarily in- 
complete, and only a part of those who 
graduated in the early history of the Col- 
lege has been secured, but not because the 
most earnest effort has not been made to 
secure all of these sketches. The gradu- 
ates that are here given are mere types 
of the men and of the records that have 
been made by the South Carolina College. 

ANDERSON CRENSHAW, CHANCEL- 
LOR OF ALABAMA, CLASS OF 1806. 

Anderson Crenshaw, the first graduate 
of the South Carolina Colelge, was the son 
of Charles Crenshaw and Eunice White 
Crenshaw. He was born May 22, 1783, in 
Newberry County, South Carolina, and 
died August 31, 1847, at his residence in 
Butler County, Alabama. 

"His primary education," says O'Neall, 
"was received at Long Lane, where his 
father, for many years tax collector of 
Newberry, lived and died. He then at- 
tended the famous Mount Bethel Academy 
undet" the instruction of Elisha Hammond 
and Josiah P. Smith. This school fur- 
nished the first students and graduates of 
the South Carolina College, among them 



being Anderson and Walter Crenshaw, 
Chancellor William Harper, John Cald- 
well, Dr George W. Glenn and Governor 
Richard I. Manning. In January, 1805, 
Anderson Crenshaw entered the South 
Carolina College, which opened that day 
with a faculty of two. President Jonathan 
Maxcy and Prof Enoch Hanford, to whom 
was added in a few months Prof Ham- 
mond. After two years' course of study, 
in 1806 Anderson Crenshaw received the de- 
gree of bachelor of arts. He stands forth 
alone as the first graduate of the Col- 
lege. The formality of the presentation 
of his diploma was deferred until the 
graduation of the second class in 1807. Im- 
mediately after graduation Mr Crenshaw 
was appointed secretary of the trustees 
of the College and served in that capacity 
two years. Having entered upon the study 
of law in the office of Judge Abram Nott. 
he was admitted to practice in 1809 and es- 
tahlished himself in Newberry, soon at- 
taining a high reputation for learning, skill 
and careful preparation. In 1812 the people 
of Newberry elected him to the House of 
Representatives, but he did not receive 
a second term. 

In the fall of 1815 he was married to Miss 
Mary Chiles, of Abbeville, and removed to 
the new State of Alabama about the year 
1819. Here he continued to rise in his pro- 
fession and was elected Judge of the 6th 
judicial circuit of Alabama in 1821, serving 
as such until 1839, when, upon the forma- 
tion of a separate Chancery Court, he was 
chosen chancellor until his death in 1847. 
As Circuit Judge from 1821 to 1833 he was 
also a member of the Court of Appeals. 
"On the bench Judge Crenshaw delivered 
many opinions distinguisned by most clear 
and logical enunciations of the princioles 
of law, which stand in the reports as 
monuments of legal learning." 

As chancellor he displayed unusual and 
remarkable knowledge of the principles of 



equity and its pleading's and practice, and 
thus gave a new impetus to its study. 
Libraries increased and the Bar had to 
make themselves good equity lawyers or 
have their bills summarily dismissed. By 
his keen sense of justice and his power of 
discrimination, he gave g-reat popularity 
to the Court of Chancery. 

Besides a thorough knowledge of his pro- 
fession, Chancellor Crenshaw possessed a 
wide acquaintance with classic and mod- 
ern literature. While formal and reserved 
in public, he was free in private conversa- 
tion. 

He was a Whig in politics, but was hon- 
ored by all parties, and was respected by 
Legislatures having- large Democratic ma- 
jorities. "His virtues as a man and his 
abilities and integrity as a Judge gained 
the public confidence from the beg-inning 
of his long administration of justice, 
Which he retained to the last." 

Crenshaw County, Alabama, was named 
•^or him. He had a family of four sons 
and one daughter, and a number of de- 
scendants are now living. No portrait or 
likeness of Chancellor Crenshaw- is known 
^-> be in existence. 

WALTER CRENSHAW 1807. 

Walter Crenshaw, a younger brother of 
^^erson Creshaw, and rhe first-honor 
''Graduate of the first class, 1807, was born 
'^^ Newberry District, February 13, 1787. He 
•ta*; prepared for College at Mt Bethel 
•\ei-demy, and entered the South Carolina 
Ooliege wi'th his hrother. He graduated 
fl;rst m nis class in 1807, the second-honor 
g^oing- to John Caldwell. The two other 
graduates were John Wesley Harper and 
Dr G-eorg-e W. Glenn. From 1808 to 1813. 
Crenshaw was secreitary of the board of 
trus'tees, during whicih period he studied 
law and was admi'Dted to the Bar. He re- 
turned to Newberry and emtered into the 
practice for a number of years. Some time 
between 1820 and 1830 he moved to Ala- 
bama, and settled in Cahaba, then the 
Capital of the State. He was successful 
and a bright future seemed to await him: 
but he died in 1836. He seeons to have died 
unmarried, or at least, left no descendants. 

JAMES R. GREGG 1808. 
James R. Gregg, or James Gregg, for he 
omitted his middle name in laiter life, was 
one of the younger sons of Capt Ja^mes 
Gregg, of Marion's 'brlg-ade, and was born 
in West Marion on the 4th of July, 1787. 
Bo'th parents died during his childhood. 
Prepared for coillege by Dr Thomas Park, 
at St David's Acadeany, Long Bluff, after- 
w-ards Society Hill, he entered the sopho- 
more class in 1806 and graduated in 1808, 
standing first in a class of thirLj'-one mem- 
bers, in which, besides Governor John 
Murphy, who look the second honor, were 
such men as the Rev Dr Brantley, Judge 



Evans, Chancellor Harper, Governor Mil- 
ler and Judge Nathaniel A. Ware. To be 
ranked first among" such men was proof 
of what he would do in later life. Imme- 
diaitely on g-raduation he was appointed 
secretary of 'the faculty, and also tuitor of 
maithem-ait'ics, which position he filled with 
g^reat ability for several years. 

Pursuing a course in law under the guid- 
ance of Anderson Crenshaw, Mr Gregg was 
admitted fo the Bar in April, 1813, marry- 
ing the same j^ear Miss Cornelia Maxcy, 
daugrhter of the president of the CoHlege. 
For a time his practice was -small, but his 
industry was soon crowned with success 
in a noted land case between Myers and 
Hopkins, after which he became the head 
of the Columbia Bar. 

It was said of him 'by Judge Huger: 
"Whatever Gregg states, whether it re- 
lates 'to low or facts, I can always rely on, 
for I know he would state nothing un- 
truly." His reading and study are said to 
'have ibeen immense; and he was rewarded 
by winning many difficult cases. 

In 1816 he was c'hosen intendant of Co- 
lumbia, shortly after he was tendered the 
'town, and rose in rank, until in 1825 he 
was one of the officers of O'Ne'al's brigade 
tihat received Lafayette. The people of 
Richland elected him continuously to the 
House of Representatives from 1822 to 1830, 
and then p-laced him in the Senate, from 
which he retired voluntarily in 1846 on ac- 
count of deafness, having served twenty- 
four years, often being unopposed. He 
was a trustee of 'the Colleg-e from 1821 to 
1849, when he resigned. 

A stroke of paralysis occurred in Janu- 
ary, 1852, from the effects of which he died 
October 24 of the same year, leaving four 
children, of whom one was the accom- 
plished gentleman and gallamt soidier, Gen 
Maxcy Gregg. 

Col Gregg stood erect, more than six feet 
in height, and was no'ted for his neatness. 
His do'mes'tic m^aitters were without blem- 
ish. A believer in temperance, the last din- 
ner he g-ave his friends, the Judges, was 
without wine. "He feared rhetoric." His 
arguments were always plain, logical, 
forcefuH, commanding attention and carry- 
ing conviction. His strong personaliity 
stamped itself upon his intercourse with 
his friends. He wielded a powerful influ- 
ence in the State. 

A member of the Richland Bar who knew 
James Gregg and his son, Maxcy Gregg, 
says that they had so great a reputation 
"for truth, and honor that the jury always 
believed everything they told them and 
would never find against theim." 

JAMES DELLETT 1810. 

James Dellett was born in Ireland and 
emig-rated to South Carolina with his 



paren'ts. He entered the Soufch Carolina 
Coillege from Sumter and graduated in 
1810 with first-honor, along- with such men 
as Warren R. Davis, Job Johnstone and 
Frances R. Golden. William Lowry re- 
cived second honor. He was assistant 
librarian under Prof Park, then studied 
law in Oolumbia and was admitted to the 
Bar in 1813 and was elected com'missioner 
in equity. He married Miss Willison, a 
relative of Robert Stark. In 1817 ^ he re- 
moved to Clayburn, Mo'nroe County, Ala- 
bama, and soon took the first position at 
the local Bar. He accumulated a very 
large fortune from 'his profession and 
through planting. Entering into politics, 
he was eiected to the Legisilature, where 
'he was a firm supporter of public improve- 
ments and an enemy of opportunism. As 
chairman of the judiciary committee he 
exercised m^uch influence in shaping 'tihe 
laws of that new State. He was elected to 
Congress from the district previously rep- 
resented by the brilliant Dixon H. Lewis. 
He had been a warm supporter of John 
QuLncy Ad aims, an admirer of Clay and a 
strong oppone'nt of tihe theory of Nullifica- 
tion, but at the same time he disapproved 
of the principles of Jackson's proclamation 
and of t'he force 'bill. He advocated tihe 
tariff and internal improvement. "During 
the adminisitration of Adams," says Judge 
O'Neall, in his "Bench and Bar of South 
Carolina," " a Judge had to be appointed 
for the Federal Court in Alabama. Mt Dei- 
iett and Judge Crawford were two who 
were prominently t'hought of. Crawford 
received the appointment because it was 
believed he would be the most likely of the 
two to remain firm against Jackson. To 
the disappointment of Messrs Adams and 
Clay Crawford soon after joined forces 
with Jackson, while Mr Dellett remained 
firm to 'his conviction." In person Mr Del- 
lett was stout and somewhat ungainly; to 
strangers he was taciturn; to the masses, 
distant; he scorned every species of decep- 
tion, but with those he liked and especially 
with the ladies, he was "o^ne of the most 
eleigant and eng-aging of men. His face 
was round and florid, his features weill 
shaped and his eyes remarkably keen and 
sparkling. . He possessed fine conversation- 
av powers, extensive stores from reading 
and a vast fund of anecdote, and a humor 
truly Irish. His voice was pleasant and 
his diction elevated. When he spoke it is 
said that the forum was filled with hear- 
ers, either spellbound by his pathos or hur- 
ried into successive bursts of laughter. 

In 183'5 his wife and three out of four 
children died from malignant fever, and 
he himself suffered greatly in health, sur- 
viving fcfr not a long period. 

JOHN BAYLEiS EARLE, 1811. 

John Bayles Earle was born on the 24th 
of January, 1795. He was t'he son of Sam- 



uel Earle, a distinguished Revolutionary 
hero and member of Congress, and of his 
wife, Harriet Harrison. He graduated 
first in his class in 1811, in his 17th year. 
William Arthiur received the second honoir. 
Among other members of the class were 
JO'hn Carter, Robert A. Taylor, Richard I. 
Manning and John Buchanan. Bayles 
Earle studied law at Greenville, in the 
meanitime serving six years in a cavalry 
company, under Capt Keiley, in the Creek 
nation. In 1816 he was admitted to the 
Bar; in 1820 became a mem'ber of the House 
of Representatives, and in 1822 succeeded 
Warren R. Davis as soUicitor of the West- 
ern circuit. At that time, according to 
Judge O'Neall, "'his arguments were plain, 
perspicuous and most cogent. Few guilty 
persons escaped conviction while ihe held 
the solicitorship." At t'he age of 35, in De- 
cemiber, 1830, he was elected Circuit Judge. 
In 1835 the General Assembly abolished the 
Appeal Count and formed a new Court oi 
Appeal from, the Judges of law and equity. 
Judge Earle exhibited great acumen in 
his opinions. In 1841 his health failed. In 
1843 'he suffered from, a stroke of paraly- 
sis. In Decem'ber, 1843, he resigned and on 
the 24th of May, 1844, he died. "No finer 
specimen of man personailly," says Judge 
O'Neall, "ever met my eye. His fine com- 
plexion, well-formed face and inteiligent 
eyes and vigorous form all set their seal, 
upon .him as a man. He had a noble in- 
tellect. Plis graduating speech on the char- 
acter of Cicero and bis valedictory ad- 
dresses would have done credit to a man, 
much more so to a mere boy of 17." "Most 
of his opinions were written at one pro- 
longed sitting, and, strange to say, were 
prepared without an erasion or interlinea- 
tion from beginning to end. He was not a 
public speaker, 'being no deciaimer, and 
spoke uninterestingly unless fuHy pre- 
pared. Take him, however, all in all, few 
men were his superiors, and as a Judge he 
was acknowledged as a'ble, pure and just." 
HUGH SWINTON LEGARE, 1814. 
Hugh S. Legare was born in the City of 
Oharteston January 2, 1797. His parents 
were Solomon Leg^are and Martha Swinton, 
and therefore blended with the blood of 
the Huguenots and Scots. When a child 
an attack of smallpox fell upon his limbs 
and dwarfed them, a defect which an- 
noyed him greaitly in after 'life. Prom his 
mot'her he inherited his iove of books. He 
was taught by Mr Ward, Dr Gallagher and 
Judge King until his 13t'h year, when he 
went to the famous school at Willington. 
He entered the sophomore class in the 
wimter of 1811-12, and at the age of 15 years 
joined tiie 'Clariosophic 'Society and attract- 
ed much attention by his ability as a de- 
'bater. Before the age of 18 he graduated 
with first honor in the class of 1814 along 
with Henry Junius Nott, Waddy Thomson, 



Daniel Dupre and others. He studied law 
in Charleston under Judge King. In May, 
1818, he spent two years in Europe, gather- 
ing much information in France, Germany 
and Sco'tland. Returning to Charleston in 
1820 and having arranged the financial af- 
ing in the October previous been elected a 
the Bar on the 12th of January, 1821, hav- 
ing, on the October previous been elected a 
member of the House of Represemtaitives 
froim one of thie parishes. From 1824 to 1830 
he was a Representative from St Phillip's 
and St Michael's, (including Charleston 
City.) At the end of this period he became 
Attorney General of the State. At ithis 
period he was the principal writer of the 
Southern Review. His essays have the im- 
print of the highest scholarship and his 
essay on "Demosthenes" is pronounced by 
competent critics 'to 'be the best essay of 
the kind in t'he English language. 

Mr Legare w^as a Whig in politics, but 
in 1832 he received 'the appointment of 
charge d'affaires at Brussels and was, 
therefore, not in his native State when it 
was shaken over Nu'llification. On his re- 
turn, in October, 1836, he was elected to 
Congress and served with great credit as 
a Whig. At tlie succeeding election, how- 
ever, he was defeated. Entering again up- 
on the practice of law he was engaged in 
a numiber of notable cases and extended 
his reputation. On Sep:ember 13, 1841, he 
was appointed Attorney General of the 
United States by President Tyler. On May 
9, 1843, he was called to the chair of Secre- 
tary of State and for a month or two en- 
joyed the rare distinction of holding two 
portfolios at once. His knowledge of ttie 
civil law was very great. In these positions 
he acquired great fame. On a visit to Bos- 
ton in the year 1843 (?) he died much la- 
mented. His remains were interred with 
public honors at Mount Auburn. Some time 
after the Hon Richard Teadon removed 
his remains to Magnolia Cemetery, near 
Charleston, and erected a monument to 
his memory. 

ELIJAH GIBERT, 1815. 
When the colony of French Protestants 
in 1754 settled the New Bordeau country 
in Abbeville, Jean Louis Gibert, the pas- 
tor, brought with him his nephew, Pierre 
The latter married Elizabeth Bien Aime, 
and succeeded his uncle as manager of 
the affairs of the colony and took a promi- 
nent part in the management of affairs 
during and after the Revolution. For 
many years he represented the district of 
Abbeville in the Legislature. An advocate 
of the South Carolina College he sent to it 
one of his six sons, Elijah, as a student. 
This young man graduated in 1815 at the 
head of his class. After leaving college he 
entered the practice of law, and soon be- 
came engaged in the management of an 
estate in Mississippi. He went thither to 



look after this property. Nothing was 
ever heard of him. Foul play was sus- 
pected, but no definite tidings of his fate 
ever reached his relatives in South Caro- 
lina. His story is now a matter of tra- 
dition. 

HON THOMAS WORTH GLOVER, 1815. 
This distinguished alumnus of the South 
Carolina College was born at his father's 
plantation, near old Goose Creek Church, 
in the parish of St James, Goose Creek, 
now Berkeley County. In early youth 
he removed to the town of Orange- 
burg, and it was there his long and hon- 
orable life was spent. He was graduated 
with distinction in 1815 and was admitted 
to the Bar in 1818. Judge Glover was a 
marked man and left his enduring im- 
press upon the annals of the State. His 
first work was that of teacher and in this 
useful field his first success was won. He 
was principal of the Poplar Springs 
Academy, a noted and flourishing school 
near Orangeburg Court House, for several 
years previous to, and for a short while 
after, his admission to the Bar. He de- 
voted himself to the study and practice of 
his profession with that untiring energy 
which was his great characteristic. His 
eminent abilities soon placed him in the 
front rank of lawyers, and he was for 
years and until his elevation to the Bench, 
the acknowledged leader of the Orange- 
burg Bar, at its best period, and when it 
was graced by such courtly men and bril- 
liant lawyers as Butler, Preston, Felder 
and others. His long and continuous ser- 
vice in the Legislature from 1822 to 1838, 
covering a period of sixteen years, shows 
how fully he commanded the confidence 
and admiration of his people. In 1838 he 
was elected clerk of the House of Repre- 
sentatives, and re-elected every term with- 
out opposition until 1852, when he was 
elected one of the law Judges under the 
Constitution of 1790 for life. He was a 
learned and just Judge. The ermine was 
never worn with more conscientious and 
scrupulous dignity. In 1868 the reconstruc- 
tion measures of the General Government 
forced his retirement from the Bench, 
when he immediately entered upon the 
practice of law, winning new triumphs. In 
1879 he was appointed Master of Orange- 
burg County and filled that position with 
distinguished ability until his death, il- 
lustrating his lofty conception of duty 
and his love of law, which "he made the 
ruling passion of his life." He combined 
with the most fastidious sense of honor 
a charming personalitj^ and delightel in 
dispensing an elegant hospitality. Judge 
Glover was a grand man, jurist, patriot, 
gentleman. 

CHANCELLOR WARDLAW, 1818. 
Chancellor Francis Hugh Wardlaw, son 
of James and Hannah Clarke Wardlaw, 



was born on Tuesday, December 16, 1800, 
at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina. 
He went to common Bng-lish schools 
taught by Francis Walker, William Sad- 
dler, Flynn, Clary, Hooper, James Curry 
and Thomas Fulton. Began Latin at Wil- 
lington, under Dr Waddel, January, 1812; 
and remained at that academy, learning 
the Latin and Greek languages, geography, 
logic and moral philosophy, until 1814, when 
from chill and fever he went home. In 
1815, he was taught in arithmetic, algebra, 
trigonometry and surveying by Capt Wil- 
liam Robertson. During this period, he 
wrote occasionally in the office of his 
fa'"her, by whom he was judiciously ex- 
ercised in spelling, reading and writing. 

Chancellor Wardlaw entered the South 
Carolina College in April, 1816, and gradu- 
ated with the first honors of his class in 
December, ISIS. He then began the studv 
of law in the office of Mr A. Bowie, at Ab- 
beville, and was admitted to practice law 
at Charleston, January, 1822; and equity 
at Columbia, May 1822. He settled at 
Edgefield in the same year and practiced 
there in partnership with Whitfield Brooks 
until 1825, with Wm G-arrettfroml826tol828, 
with his brother, D. L. Wardlaw, 1831-1841, 
and finally with Wm C. Moragne to De- 
cember, '46. Was editor of a paper in 
Edgefield 1829-32; was elected to State Con- 
vention from Edgefield in November, "32, 
and to House of Representatives of State 
Legislature in '34 and '38. In December, 
1850, he was elected chancellor, and nine 
years later was made Judge of Court of 
Appeals. He was delegate fiom Edge- 
field in the conventions of 1852 and 1860, 
being one of only four or five persons who 
served in the three conventions of 1832, '52 
and '60. Chancellor Wardlaw was the au- 
thor of the Ordinance of Secession. 

On Wednesday, April 22, 1835, at Airville, 
near Hamburg, in Edgefield Dictrict, he 
married Miss Anne Gresham, daughter of 
Thomas Gresham and Martha Deland Gary 
Lamar. He had seven children, four of 
whom survived him. His eldest son, Lieut 
Thomas Lamar, also a graduate of the 
South Carolina College, was killed at 
Fort Moultrie, July, 1862. His only surviv- 
ing child, Capt James Lewis Wardlaw, is 
a resident of Columbia, South Carolina. 

Chancellor Wardlaw died at Columbia, 
S. C, May 29, 1861, where he was presiding 
as Judge of Court of Appeals; and was 
buried in the Baptist Churchyard in 
Edgefield, S. C. He was noted for his 
urbanity and fondness for children. 

RANDELL HUNT, 1825. 

Randell Hunt was of mingled Saxon and 
Huguenot ancestry. His grandfather, 
Robert Hunt, was Governor of the Baha- 
mas. His father, Thomas, was born at 
Nassau, N. P., a place afterwards made 
famous by the blockade runner^ to 



Charleston in the war between the States. 
Having graduated at Edinburgh, Thomas 
came to South Carolina and purchased the 
estate of Woodville, on the Wando River. 
Somewhat later he studied law in the 
office of J. J. Pringle. On January 1, 1805, 
he married Louisa Gaillard, daughter of 
John and Louisa Peyre Gaillard, and sis- 
ter of John and Theodore Gaillard, one of 
whom was United States Senator lor 21 
years and President pro tem of that body 
for 14 years, while the other was chan- 
cellor and Judge on the South Carolina 
Bench from 1808 to 1829. (It may be men- 
tioned here that in 1814, on the death of 
the Vice President, Gerry, John Gaillard 
was President of the Senate, and Lang- 
don Cheves, as Speaker of the House, 
were the two officers in succession to the 
Presidency.) 

From such stock came Randell Hunt, 
second in age of a family of twelve chil- 
dren, born December 31, 1806. He attended 
the Academy of the celebrated Bishop 
England, in Charleston, and- left with the 
highest honors of his class. EVen then 
he was noted as an omnivorous reader 
and industrious student, while at the same 
time excelling as a sportsman. In 1821 
he entered the South Carolina College. 
The class of 1825 was one of marked abil- 
ity, numbering among its members. Gov- 
ernor William Aiken, Judge T. N. Daw- 
kins, Bishop Stephen Elliott, Governor 
James H. Hammond, Judge D. E. Huger, 
Jr, the Rev J. Leland Kennedy and Judge 
I. J. Withers, yet on graduation Randell 
Hunt not only led the class, but was de- 
clared by the faculty to have stood first 
in each department. It is said that he 
studied twelve hours a day regularly. 
Judge Withers took the second honor. 
Bishop Elliott and Governor Hammond 
standing third and fourth. Col L. F. 
Youmans relates an anecdote that, after 
Governor Hammond, Bishop Elliott and 
Judge Withers had in turn in later life 
addressed the two literary societies, Gov- 
ernor Hammond suggested that as three of 
the class had spoken in reverse order, it 
was proper to crown the work with an 
address by the first honor man. Mr Hunt 
was invited, but could not accept. Leav- 
ing the college Mr Hunt entered the law 
office of Wm L. Lance, in Charleston, and 
was admitted to the Bar in 1828. He soon 
rose to prominence, both through his great 
care in preparation and eloquence in pre- 
sentation. South Carolina had already be- 
gun to advocate the question of tariff 
and in 1832 nullification profoundly stirred 
Ihe State. Although but 20 years of age, 
Randell Hunt was one of the more promi- 
nent of the Union men. He made a speech, 
for which his opponents threatened to 
hang him, but he did not bend. After 
the passage of the nullification ordinance 



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he was a leading spirit in the Convention 
o.'' Unionists which met in Columbia to 
protes: against the ordinance, which they 
regarded as unlawful, while at the same 
rime opposing the tariff. Mr Hunt " pro- 
posed three resolutions: "That the Union 
party owes no allegiance to any Gov- 
ernment except that of the United 
States,, that the general committee be 
instructed to inquire as to the expedi- 
ency of organizing and arming the 
Union party; and whetxier the assist- 
ance of the General Government shall not 
be invoked for maintaining the laws, of 
the United States against the arbitrary 
violence which is threatened by the late 
Convention." A seri-es of resolutions was 
adopted and signed by all of the mem- 
bers of the Convention, about 180 in num- 
ber. Fortunately Clay's compromise tariff 
averted the issue in Soutn Carolina, but 
Calhoun's party was ascendent in the 
State and a number of Unionists left 
South Carolina for more congenial fields of 
labor. Judge William Smith, of York, went 
to Alabama and refused a United States 
Judgeship offered by Jackson. William 
McWillie removed to Mississippi and rose 
tc the highest distinction as Governor. 
Randell Hunt and his brothers estab- 
lished themselves in New Orleans and rose 
to prominence, the first becoming, in the 
language of Chief Justice Chase, "the 
king of the Bar in Louisiana;" another, 
Thomas, a leading physician and president 
of "Louisiana University, and a. third, 
Wm H. Hunt, a prominent politician, 
who died, while minister to Russia, in 
1SS4. 

Randell Hunt apphed hirnself with great 
assiduity to the civil law, and soon be- 
came the peer of Livingston, Benjamin, 
ScuLe, Mazureau and other great civil- 
ists. For forty years he was engaged in 
practice, appearing in the leading cases 
of that period, some of which enlisted the 
services of great French jurists. 

In the important Slaughter House cases 
i: was the argument of Randell Hunt that 
induced the Supreme Court of the L^nited 
Slates, after two hearings, to decide by 
a majority of one that the principal ob- 
ject of the fourteenth amendment is to 
confer citizenship on persons of the negro 
race, and that the States are prevented 
only from infringing on the privilege of 
citizens of the United States, leaving as 
before the privileges of citizens of a State 
to the jurisdiction of the State itself. The 
significance of this decision to the people 
of South Carolina will be understood when 
i: is remembered that when Judge Goff 
endeavored to .overthrow the McCrady 
election law as infringing the privileges 
of citizens of the United States Judges 
Fuller and Simonton overruled him, show- 
ing that voting on the question of a State 



Constitution is not a privilege of a citi- 
zen of the United States, and therefore 
the fourteenth amendment cannot be in- 
voked, but the matter must be left to the 
State Courts for adjudication. 

Poliacs did not disturb Mr Hunt seri- 
ously, though he was an intense Whig 
in his views and took great interest in 
political issues. He was urged by Mr 
Clay for the Attorney Generalship of the 
United States. In 1851 Randell Hunt met 
Pierre Soule on the stump in opposition 
to the secession and made a defence of 
the Union. On the dissolution of the Whig 
party he. allied himself with the Know- 
Nothings and canvassed the State in 1855. 
Again in ISoO he advocated the election of 
Bell and Everett as the best solution of 
the great political problem. In the State 
Senate he earnestly combated secession 
the same year, and seems at first to have 
desired to bring the first States that se- 
ceded back into the Union by force, but 
when the whole South united solidly- he 
held that they were really a people and 
had the inherent right of revolution. 
Recognizing the danger of exercising that 
right, like other Union men, he acquiesced 
in the act of the Confederacy, and after 
the war refused to take the oath that 
he had no sympathy with the rebellion. 
So soon as the armies of the Confederacy 
surrendered Mr Hunt desired reconcilia- 
tion. He went to Washington and made 
a plea, which Johnson afterward said 
"was the most eloquent speech that had 
ever been made." He opposed universal 
suffrage and advoca.ted the restoration of 
:he States to the Union without any pe- 
riod of probation. Johnson wished to ap- 
point him Provisional Governor of Louisi- 
ana, but the Cabinet opposed this policy. 

During the war he had protested against 
the acts of B. F. Butler and that doughty 
general ordered his banishment, but re- 
called it with the remark that "Hunt is 
arrogant, but he knows more than ten thou- 
sand men and may be needed." Hancock 
also sought his advice about public orders. 
Under Mr Johnson's reconstruction Mr 
Hunt was unanimously elected United 
States Senator, but was not allowed to 
:ake his seat. He bitterly opposed the 
carpet-bag Government and the acts of 
the returning board, and in 1S76 voted for 
Tilden for President. 

During all his career he worked to im- 
prove the laws of the State. He was the 
leading spirit in the framing of the Con- 
giirution of 1S51. 

Education was a matter of deep con- 
cern. He was elected to a professorship 
in law in the University of Louisiana in 
1847. In 1S66 he received at the hands of 
his brother. President Thomas Hunt, the 
first degree of LL D. conferred by that 
university. Xext year he succeeded his 



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brother to the presidency of the univer- 
sity, which was now merged with Tulane. 
After useful service he resigned in 1888 
and on the 22d of March, 1892, he died at 
the age of 85 years. He is buried in 
Metairie Cemetery, on the outskirts of the 
city which was so long illumined by hTs 
intellect and character. In 1854 Mr Hunt 
married Miss Rehamah I.,udlow, of Cin- 
cinnati, niece of the wife of Justice Mc- 
Lean, and sister of the wife of Chief Jus- 
tice Chase. They had no children. 

A biography of Randell Hunt has been 
written by his nephew, W. H. Hunt, 
from which most of the facts in this 
sketch have been obtained. 

PROF LEWIS R. GIBBES, 1829. 

Lewis R. Gibbes, evdest child of Lewis 
Ladson Gibbes and Maria Henrietta Dray- 
ton, was born in Charlescon, S. C, August 
11, 1810. The foundation of his classica'i 
education was laid ait the Grammar School 
of 'the University of Pennsylvania, in 
Philadelp'hia, (in the years 1821 and 1822,) 
then under the direction of the Rev James 
Wiltbank; but 'his preparation for college 
was made in the Pendleton Academy, Pen- 
dleton, S. C, in the years 1823 to 1827, 
under Dr Edwin Reese and Henry K. Mc- 
Clintock, Esq, successively principals of 
that academy. December 27, 1827, he was ad- 
mitted to the junior class of the South 
Carolina College, CoHumbia, S. C, and 
graduated in December, 1829, with the high- 
est honors, W. J. Boone being second. He 
entered now upon the study of medicine 
in the office of Dr Arthur S. Gibbes, of 
Pendleton, and upon the study of bo'tany 
in the fields and forests surrounding his 
father's residence, near the village. Dur- 
ing the year 1830, ait the earnest request of 
the trustees, he took charge of the Pendle- 
ton Academy, and gave instruction in the 
classics and m^^athematics until a perma- 
nent principal could be elected. In No- 
vember he went to Charleston, entered the 
office of Dr John Wagner, and took his 
first course of lectures in the Medical Col- 
lege of the State of Souit'h CaroHina. At the 
meeting of the board of trustees of the 
South Carolina College, December 3. 1831, 
he was elected tutor in mathematics, in 
place of Isaac W. Hayne, resigned. While 
•tutor he continued the study of botany in 
■the woods and sand hills around Columbia, 
and that of medicine in the office of Dr 
Thomas Wells. The results of these botan- 
ical observations he pu'blished in October, 
1835, in a -small pamphlet, entitled "A 
Catalogue of the Phoenogamous Plants of 
Columbia, S. C, and its Vicinity;" which 
contained the names of about 900 species, 
with notes on some of them. On the 9th 
of December, 1834, by request of the trus- 
tees, all the officers of the College sent 
in their resignations, and on the reorgani- 
zation of the College Mr Gibbes found his 



tutorship abolished and himself consti'tuited 
acting professor of mathematics. Mr 
Gibbes was invested with all the functions 
of professor and he continued to act as 
professor of mathematics until the close 
of the College term, in June, 1835. when Mr 
Thomas S. Twiss was finally elected pro- 
fessor. Mr Gibbes went to Charlesiton, S. 
C, took his second course in the Medical 
College of the State, and was admitted to 
the degree of M. D. in March, 1S36, receiv- 
ing the prize-cup for the French essay. He 
sailed now for France, and pursued his 
studies at Paris under t'he ablest profes- 
sors and at the Sorbonne. He brought home 
from the professors botanical and con- 
chological collections in exchange for those 
carried by him from this country. In No- 
vember, 1837. he returned to Charleston and 
was elected professor of mathematics in 
Charleston CoCaege in Fe'bruary, 1838. For 
more 'than fifty-four years he retained that 
position. Though originally a teacher of 
mathematics, his subsequent course of in- 
struction emibraced astronomy, mechanics, 
physics and chemisltry. In 1853 he declined 
the professorship of mathematics in the 
Soufh Carolina College. 

Frorn 1848 to 1853 he did much work on 
the United States coast survey. Beginning 
with 1837, he wrote articles on subjects con- 
nected With astronomy, naitural history, 
etc, for various publications. An article 
on the occultator, published in the Ameri- 
can Journal of Science, March, 1869, was 
j reprinted in journals in England and 
I France. While his favorite study was as- 
tronomy, he was at home in almost every 
branch of modern science. The variety of 
his knowledge was as remarkable as its 
range. Naitural history was a branch which 
he eagerly pursued, and in Which he was 
the colleague of Agassiz, of Holbrook and 
of Bachman. As an astronomer he made 
many practical calculations. Next to as- 
tronomy botany engrossed his affections. 
His mind possessed the range of the tele- 
scope, the accuracj^ of the miscroscope and 
the variety of the kaleidoscope. Prof 
Gibbes was always a teacher; not only as 
a duty, but at home, by the way; every- 
where, as well as in his chair as a public 
teacher. He proclaimed the same lofty 
ideal as was embodied in the remark of 
Agassiz: "I have no time to make money." 
For fifty years he was a regular and de- 
vout communicant of the Episcopal 
Church. Prof Gibbes died on November 21. 
1894, and was laid to rest appropriately in 
Magnolia Cemetery. The wife of a profes- 
sor in Yale, who knew and honored him, 
thus writes of his burial place: "And now 
he lies at rest under the live oaks and mag- 
nolias, and the little plants he loved and 
knew so well wull 'bloom above him, and 
the stars he traced in their courses will 
shine down upon him in the earth of his 
own well-beloved and native land." 
While the South Carolina College has 



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sent forth many distinguisTied men in all 
ithe pursuits of life. Prof Gibbes stands in 
the fromt ranks of those who have dedi- 
cated their lives to science. 

WILLIAM BLANDING, 1835, 

son of Abram and Mary C, (nee DeSaus- 
sure,) was born in Columbia, S. C, Feb- 
ruary 11, 1818, received his academic edu- 
cation at the Military School at Rice 
Creek Springs, Richland County, Sou. a 
Carolina; admitted to the South Carolina 
College in 1833, and was graduated in the 
class of 1835 with the first honor, then the 
salutatory; was a member of the Euphra- 
clian Society. 

Upon graduation he was appointed and 
served as tutor of mathematics in 1836 and 
1837. During these years he was also 
secretary of the -'Society for the Diffusion, 
of Useful Knwledge," composed of the 
most distinguished men of South Carolina, 
and which re-established the Southern 
Quarterly Review. 

He was admitted to the Bar in 1S38 and 
practiced in Charleston, ri. C. in copart- 
nership with his uncle, H. A. DeSaus- 
sure. 

As one of the captains of the Washing- 
ton Light Infantry battalion, in the sum- 
mer of 1846, under the call for a regimen I 
from South Carolina for the Mexican war, 
he raised a full company of one hundred 
men, and, as captain, tendered it fully 
uniformed, and, being accepted, it became 
by lot Company "F" of the Palmetto 
regiment. This he commanded through 
the Mexican war, with a record concur- 
rent with that of the regiment. 

In 1849 he married Miss Magdelene Gor- 
don, of Charleston. The same year was 
elected major of the Washington Light 
Infantry battalion. 

He removed in 1854 to San Francisco, Cal, 
where he continued the practice of law, 
his knowledge of modern languages, par- 
ticularly the Spanish, standing him in 
good stead, and he soon obtained a iMcra- 
tive practice. 

Having been personally acquainted with 
W. T. Sherman, when in command of Fort 
Moultrie, and subsequently during the 
Mexican war, Capt Blanding acted as the 
intermediary between Sherman, then (1836) 
commanding the United States troops in 
San Francisco, and "Tlifc Regulators," 
who were ridding the city under lynch law 
of the hoards of gamblers infesting it. A 
truce was patcned up, but the Regulators 
cleaned out the city. 

In 1856 he was appointed United States 
district attorney for California and served 
as such four years. "Vv^hile his sympa- 
thies were with the South, he took no part 
in the war between the States for fear of 
confiscation of his propery in South Caro- 
lina. Subsequent to the civil war he was 



appointed the chairman of the board of 
harbor commissioners of San Francisco, 
which dispensed very large appropriations, 
made by the United States, the State and 
the city for improvements of the harbor. 
In 1885 he was appointed by President 
Cleveland one of the board of commission- 
ers of Soldiers' Homes of the United 
States and in this capacity paid his only 
visit to the Atlantic States in 1S86. He 
died in San Francisco, Cal. 

THE HON JAMES SIMONS, 1833. 

The leader of the graduating class of 
1833 was a distinguished representative of 
a family name that has been "the syno- 
nymn for honor and integrity in South 
Carolina since the Revocation of the Edict 
of Nantes." 

James Simons was born in Charleston 
May 9, 1813, the son of James Simons, a 
major of cavalry in the army of the Rev- 
olution. He was prepared for college at 
the Academy of Henry K. McClintock, 
in Pendleton, after which he ma- 
triculated at the College of Charles- 
ton, where he remained eighteen 
months. Fortunately, perhaps, for him 
and for the State he entered South Caro- 
lina College, where there was a wider field 
for the exercise of his talents and a great- 
er opportunity to meet and win the friend- 
ship of ardent and brilliant young men 
who were destined, like himself, to serve 
the State with distinction. 

He succeeded J. H, Means, afterwards 
Governor of the State and a colonel in the 
Confederate army, as president of the 
Clariosophic Society, and must have early 
shown marked proficiency in Parliamen- 
tary law, for, as one of his friends ob- 
served, "the members were a most distin- 
guished bod3^ and bore themselves with 
as much dignity and propriety as the Leg- 
islators over whom Mr Simons afterwards 
presided." His class was a large one, 63 
members; the contest for the honors nar- 
rowed itself down to Elisha Hamlin and 
himself, and after keen competition re- 
sulted in favor of James Simons. 

He was admitted to the Bar in 1835 and 
in December of the same year married 
Miss Sarah Lowndes, daughter of Major 
Samuel Wragg, a Cantabrigian and a 
scholar. 

Having a large family connection among 
the planters, he at once acquired an ex- 
tensive practice, more particularly in the 
chancery and equity departments of his 
profession, and sought to extend the influ- 
ence and jurisdiction of the Court of 
Equity as far as practicable. A distin- 
guished jurisconsult of the Charleston 
Bar paid him the high compliment of say- 
ing that he was "the most accomplished 
equity pleader at the Bar." 

In iS42 he w^as elected to the House of 
Representatives for Charleston and con- 



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tinued a member for twenty years suc- 
cessively, never having been defeated at 
the polls. In 1850 he was elected Speaker 
of the House and held that high office for 
twelve regular and five extra sessions, an 
extended term in that high office unique 
in the history of South Carolina and com- 
parable only with the long term of service 
of John Gaillard, as President of the Sen- 
ate of the United States. During all this 
time there was but one appeal from Mr 
Simons's ruling, and in that he was after- 
wards sustained. 

His interest in his alma mater never 
waned during his long and useful life. It 
was the earnest wish of Prof Henry that 
Mr Simons be elected to the chair of Ro- 
man literature and belles lettres, and in 
1857 Mr Simons was supported for the 
presidency of the College by such men as 
Governor Means, Governor Manning and 
Chief Justice O'Neall. He was thoroughly 
familiar with the government of the in- 
stitution, having been ex-officio a trustee, 
while Speaker of the House, and retained 
as such for some years after his retire- 
ment from the chair by election of the 
Legislature. 

It was but natural that the son of Ma- 
jor Simons, of the Continental establish- 
ment, and the nephew of Col Maurice 
Simons, the commander of the South Car- 
olina militia at the siege of Charleston, 
should have a fondness for military life, 
and accordingly Mr Simons very natural- 
ly became a very prominent figure in the 
militia of the low-country of the State. 
On the 9th of April, 1861, he was brigadier 
general of the 4th brigade, S. C. M. How 
he acquitted himself on that fateful 10th 
of April may be inferred from the follow- 
ing extract from a letter he received from 
Gen Beauregard, date April 30, 1861: * * * 
"I beg to thank you, General, for the val- 
uable assistance of yourself and staff in 
organizing and preparing for the attack 
on Fort Sumter, and to prevent a landing 
from the enemy's fleet, the forces under 
your command, and to thank you also for 
your efficient aid and gallant conduct on 
that memorable occasion. I hope it will 
be my good fortune to have yourself and 
command under my orders should the 
enemy ever attempt to effect a landing on 
the shores of this gallant State." 

Gen Simons was chairman of the South 
Carolina delegation in the National Dem- 
ocratic Convention which met in Charles- 
ton in 1860. He was put in nomination as 
a delegate to the memorable State Conven- 
tion of 1860, but declined, and in 1862, 
though urged by many friends, refused to 
return to the Legislature, and thus vol- 
untarily gave up the high office of Speak- 
er of the House of Representatives. 

Several times during his public life he 
had been urged by his friends to wear the 
ermine and after the advent of the Hamp- 



ton regime, in 1876, he was nominated by 
some of his numerous friends for Chief 
Justice of South Carolina; but he would 
not suffer his name to be presented as a 
candidate. 

He never sought nor held any public po- 
sition to which was attached pecuniary 
emoluments. 

Gen Simons early in life was elected a 
member of the Cincinnati, and upon the 
death of the venerable Henry A. DeSaus- 
sure was chosen president of the Society 
in South Carolina. In 1872 he was elected 
vice president of the general society, the 
Hon Hamilton Fish, of New York, being 
president. 

Two of Gen Simons's sons are almost as 
well known as their distinguished father. 
The Hon James Simons, who left South 
Carolina College in his junior year to en- 
ter the University of Leipzig. After gal- 
lant service in the army of Northern Vir- 
ginia he practiced law in Charleston. He, 
too, was elected Speaker of the House and 
served with ability as such for eight years. 
He is now one of the leaders of the 
Charleston Bar. 

Dr Manning Simons, president last year 
of the Southern Surgical Association, js 
generally recognized as one of the leading 
surgeons south of the Potomac, 

Gen James Simons died April 26, 1879, 
with all the old man's blessings, "love, 
honor, obedience— troops of friends." 
CHARLEiS PINCKNEY SULLIVAiS, 1834. 

Charles Pinckney Sullivan, class of 1834, 
was born at Likeville, Greenville Coun- 
ty, October 3, 1811, and died at Laurens, 
S. C, July 26, 1876. He attended school 
at Cokesbury and entered the South 
Carolina College in 1832 from Green- 
ville.. He graduated in 1834 with 
first honor, Governor Bonham stand- 
ing second, and came to Laurens, where' 
he studied law under Jas M. Irby and 
after under Judge O'Neall, of Newberry. 
He soon had a great practice and became 
prominent in the profession, as the State 
Supreme Court Reports abundantly show. 
In due time he was elected to the House 
of Representatives and continuously re- 
elected. In 1853 he was chairman of the 
House committee on education and ex- 
officio one of the College trustees, as will 
appear from Laborde's History. He was 
also chosen a member of the Secession 
Convention from this county to fill a va- 
cancy; was a member of the Constitu- 
tional Convention of 1865 and subsequently 
Senator under the reconstruction period. 
He was a close student always. He 
brought to every occasion and every ques- 
tion much force and was a dangerous 
adversary. In 1836 he married Miss Sarah 
Smith, of Newberry, and in 1847 married 
Miss Zelene Mutell Boyd, of Laurens, 
where he practiced law. Mr Sullivan died 



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In 1876 in that city, leaving a large family 
01 children. Of his father's family there 
were twelve children, who became promi- 
nent in Laurens, Greenville and Anderson. 
There exists a printed programme of com- 
mencement exercises at his graduation, 
which has been loaned to the College. 
The subject of Mr Sullivan's graduation 
address was "Importance of the Study of 
Metaphysics." 

JOHN N. PRIERSON, 1837. 

John N. Prierson was born February 21, 
1818, died February 19, 1887, Sitatesburg, 
Sumter County, S. C. At the age of 19 he 
was graduated from the South Carolina 
College, on December 4, 1837, carrying off 
the first honors of his class, in which were 
such men as Duncan W. Ray, John L. 
Manning and Louis T. Wigfall. In the year 
following he was sent as a delegate from 
South Carolina to the great Commercial 
Convention, which met in Augusta, the ob- 
ject being to promote the commerce of the 
sister States of Carolina and Georgia, and 
to advertise to the world their resources 
and advantages. At the early age of 20 he 
enltered his public service. He represented 
Sumter County in the lower house of the 
Legislature during several 'terms from 1840. 
After the civil war he went to the Sen- 
ate, where he served his constituents faith- 
fully. At this time he was a trustee of his 
alma mater, in w^ioh he always had a pro- 
found and deep interest. After this, without 
his being in any sense of the word a candi- 
date for office, he was nominated and re- 
ceived a highly complimentary vote for 
Governor, State Treasurer, the United 
States House of Representatives and the 
United States Senate. Before the war of 
secession he had large planting interests. 

THOMAS N. DAWKINS. 

The Hon Thomas N. Dawkins was born 
in Union County, South Carolina, Decem- 
ber 20, 1807. He was the son of Gen Daw- 
kins, a man of great influence and large 
fortune. Thomas N. Dawkins graduated 
from the South Carolina College with 
honor; read law at Union. Shortly after his 
entrance to the ranks of the legal profes- 
sion the storm of Nullification swept the 
State and, although the Commonwealth es- 
poused this new doctrine by overwhelming 
majorities, this patriotic, cool-headed 
young attorney never swerved from his 
allegiance to the Union. 

It is incontestable proof of his popularitj^ 
with the people that at this time he was 
elected to the State Legislature by them, 
although differing from the majority wide- 
ly. While a member of the Legislature he 
was elected circuit solicitor by those who 
opposed him politicallj'; re-elected to the 



office several times, finally resigning and 
becoming Law Judge of South Carolina. 

He espoused the cause of his native State 
during the civil war and after its close 
was elected a memtoer of the State Con- 
vention, under the proclamation of the 
President for reorganizing the State Gov- 
ernment, and took a prominent part in the 
deliiberations of that Assembly. 

Then, In 1866, he held a most responsible 
position at a time w^hen the laws of the 
State were undergoing vital change. With 
great assiduity and a'bility he discharged 
these duties. He was of noble presence, 
brilliant talents, cultivated mind and in- 
flexible Integrity He died March 20, 1870. 

DR E. L. PATTON. 1846. 

Edward L. Patton was born in Abbeville 
District on February 15, 1827. He was the 
son of William Patton, a successful plant- 
er and merchan't, who married Miss Jane 
Kennedy, and was the father of nine chil- 
dren—four daughters and five sons. In 1833 
he was murdered on the Cumberland 
Mountains, Tennessee, and a large amount 
of money taken from his person, which he 
expected to invest in land somewhere in 
the Wesit. The robber was soon arrested 
and suffered the extreme penalty of the 
law. The eldest son, A. K. Patton, fell on 
the battlefield of Shiloh and his remains 
now rest on that historic ground. A young- 
er son, W. W. Patton, was a minister of 
Christ and died of cholera in St Louis, in 
1849. Of the family only three survive: 
Mrs K. P. Kennedy, widow of President 
Kennedy, of Due West Female College; J. 
F. Patton, member of the legal profession, 
now residing in Bessemer, Alabama, and 
the subject of this sketch, wTiose home at 
present is Baltimore, Md. 

In 1841 Mr Patton entered the prepara- 
tory department of Erskine College, an in- 
stitution established by the Associate Re- 
formed Presibyterian Church, where he re- 
mained some five years, until he completed 
the junior year, or class. In 1845 he was 
admitted to the same class in the South 
Carolina College. The faculty was not 
large, (only eight,) but composed of very 
able men; among whom was the president, 
the Hon William C. Preston; Dr Francis 
Lieber, editor of the Encyclopaedia Ameri- 
cana; Maximillian LaBorde, who subse- 
quently prepared a history of the South 
Carolina College; Dr Henry, professor of 
Greek; Dr James H. Tliornwell, chaplain 
and professor of moral philosophy, and 
othier eminent scholars, who made the Col- 
lege famous among the literary institutions 
of the day. Mr Patton received his diplo- 
ma with the hightest distinction in 1S46, in 
a class composed of such men as Chief 
Justice Mclver, of the Supreme Court, and 
Thomas B. Jeter, who was subsequently 
Governor of the State. 



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In 1S48, two years after leaving his alma 
mater, he entered Tale College, and de- 
voited some months to the study of the 
modeirn languages, mostly French and 
Italian. 

In 1854 he was eleoted professor of Latin 
hy the board of trustees of Erskine Col- 
lege and held this position until 1859, when 
he became president of 'the same institu- 
tion. At this time he married Miss Mary 
Bryson, daughter of the Rev Dr Bryson, 
of Fayebtviiae, Tennessee, 

During his administration only two 
classes completed the prescribed course of 
study, 'the doors of the 'OoHege having been 
closed in consequence of 'the civil war. In 
1865 he tendered his resignation x as presi- 
dent of Erskine Oollege, the future of the 
institution being so'mewhat uncertain from 
loss of endowments. After 'his retirement 
from the College he was connected with 
a c'lassical school on Dong Cane, Abbeville 
County, in which he had the assistance of 
three acco'mpLished ladies, who contributed 
much to 'the success of the enterprise. 

In 1869 he was eledte'd president of West 
Tennessee, Jackson, Tennessee, and held 
this position some years. In 1877 he 
was elected professor of Greek in Eirskine 
Coilege, and of Hebrew in the Theological 
Seminary. This position he held until 1882, 
when he was m'ade Latin p'rofessor of his 
alma mater, the South Carolina Co'Ilege. 
This chair he filled some sixteen years and 
since his retirement has been living in 
Baltimore, Md, which may be his perma- 
nent home. 

THOMAS JAMISO'N GLOVEIR, 1849, 

the son of Judge Worth Glover and Caro- 
line E. Glover, was born in Orangeburg, 
S. C, July 30, 1830. He was educated in 
the schools of his native town and re- 
ceived his diploma from the South Caro- 
lina College in 1849, having been awarded 
the second honor in a very large class, 
Judge Charles H. Simonton, United States 
Circuit Judge, being first honor man. He 
studied law in the office of his father and 
was admitted to the Bar in 1851. He suc- 
ceeded to the practice of Judge Glover 
when he was elected to the Bench in 1852, 
and soon built up a very lucrative busi- 
ness, and at the beginning of the Con- 
federate war he stood at the head of his 
profession. He was elected a member of 
the Legislature in 1860, receiving the 
largest vote, and volunteered in the Edisto 
Rifles January 3, 1861. He was elected cap- 
tain of that company the same day; was 
elected lieutenant colonel of the 1st (Ha- 
good's) regiment, S. C. V., and commis- 
sioned January 27, 1861, and promoted to 
the colonelcy of the same regiment July 
21, 1862. He was wounded three times at 
the battle of second Manassas, August 30, 
1862, while gallantly leading his regiment, 



and died of his wounds the next day. Col 
Glover had a remarkably sweet disposition, 
and, while he" was beloved and highly 
esteemed by his associates of the Bar and 
his companions among the officers of his 
regiment, he was beloved and honored by 
the common people, who testified their 
high appreciation of him by many acts of 
friendship and kindness. He was the soul 
of generosity and left the impress of a 
man of the noblest nature upon the people 
of his native county, which continues to 
this day. 

CHAS P. TOWNSEIND, 1854. 

Charles Pinckney Townsend was born 
in Marlboro, South Carolina, on the first 
day of July, 1835. His parents were 
Meakin and Rachel I. Townsend. He was 
a pupil of the Bennettsville Male Acad- 
emy until he entered the South Carolina 
College in December, 1851. In December, 
1854, he graduated with second appoint- 
ment and delivered the valedictory ora- 
tion as a member of the Eiuphradian So- 
ciety. After his graduation he taught a 
school at Summerton, Clarendon County, 
S. C, for eighteen months. In 1856 he 
went to Kansas with a party of South 
Carolinians to participate in the election 
of members of a Convention to adopt a 
Constitution preparatory to the admission 
into the Union of that Territory. In 1857 
he returned to South Carolina and entered 
the office of C. A. Thornwell to study law. 
He was admitted to practice law in 1858 
by the old Court of Appeals. In 1859 he 
was elected to the House of Representa- 
tives of South Carolina from Marlboro 
County. His colleague was Judge J. H. 
Hudson. 

He entered the Confederate service in 
April, 1861, as first lieutenant of Company 
"G," 8th South Carolina regiment, and 
remained in the service until 1865. In 1862 
he was again elected to the House of 
Representatives from Marlboro. 

After the war he resumed the practice 
of his profession at Bennettsville, S. C. 
In 1866 he was elected commissioner of 
equity for Marlboro County and served 
until 1868. In 1871 he was elected a Circuit 
Judge in this State and in 1875 was re- 
elected. After he left the Bench he re- 
sumed the practice of law at Bennetts- 
ville. In 1894 he was again elected a mem- 
ber of the House of Representatives from 
his county. In 1895 he was appointed 
assistant Attorney General and served in 
that office for four years. In 1898 he was 
appointed secretary for Senator McLaurin 
and served as such until September, 
1901. 

At present Mr Townsend is practicing 
law at Bennettsville. His first wife was 
Miss Amanda M. Carmel, of Columbia, 
S. C. His second wife was Miss Nanny 



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Henley, of Chatham County. N. C. His 
living children are Mrs T W. Bouchier, 
Mrs A. S. Townsend, Mrs Harry Cannon, 
Mrs Daniel G. Smith, B. D. Townsend, 
E. W. Townsend, C. P. Townsend, Dr W. 
Barber Townsend and Miss Eleanor Town- 
send. 

BRIG GEN THOS M. LOGAN, 1860. 

Gen Thomas M. Logan was born in 
Charleston, S. C, on November 3, 1840. 
His father was Judge George William 
Logan. 

He is of Scotch ancestry, and through- 
out his life has worthily illustrated the 
indomitable energy and heroic courage 
peculiarly characteristic of that sturdy 
people. 

His early schooling was gotten in 
Charleston and at the conclusion of his 
academic course he entered the South 
Carolina College. From that institution 
he was graduated in 1860 with marked dis- 
tinction, being first-honor man of a large 
and exceptionally brilliant class. 

Almost immediately after the completion 
of his college course he became a Con- 
federate soldier. 

His first service was as a private with 
the Washington Light Infantry, of 
Charleston. Soon after the fall of Fort 
Sumter he was mainly instrumental in 
organizing Company A, of Hampton's Le- 
gion, and by unanimous election became 
its second lieutenant. The Legion hurried 
to the front and reached Virginia in time 
for gallant participation in the first bat- 
tle of Manassas. Shortly thereafter Lieut 
Logan was made captain of his company. 

His first wound was received at the bat- 
tle of Gaines's Mill, near Richmond, in 
1862. He recovered from this wound, how- 
ever, in time to command his company 
in the second battle of Manassas, where, 
by conspicuous gallantry on the field, he 
won promotion and was made major of his 
regiment. 

In the latter part of that year he again 
distinguished himself by exceptional gal- 
lantry and was promoted to the lieutenant 
colonelcy of the regiment. In the summer 
of 1863. when Col M. W. Gary was made 
brigadier general, Lieut Col Logan be- 
came the ranking officer and commander 
of the regiment. Shortly afterward this 
regiment was equipped as mounted in- 
fantry and attached to Gary's cavalry bri- 
gade. 

In December, 1864, Brig Gen M. C. Butler 
was promoted to the rank of major gen- 
eral. Col Thomas M. Logan, (although 
only a junior colonel from his State,) 
through the united recommendation of Gen 
Lee, Gen Longstreet, Gen Wade Hamp- 
ton and Gen Butler, received his commis- 
sion as brigadier general and was at the 
time of his promotion the youngest officer 
of such rank in the Confederate army. 



During the last year of the war he was 
attached to Gen Johnston's army in North 
Carolina. He was in command of the rear 
guard after the retreat through Raleigh, 
and near that city, at the head of Keith's 
batalion, of his brigade. Gen Logan led 
the last cavalry charge of the war. 

Immediately after Johnston's surrender 
at Greensboro he applied himself to the 
study of law, went to Virginia and made 
his home in Richmond, where he practiced 
his chosen profession with marked suc- 
cess. 

He has spent much of his time in New 
York since 1879, though never sacrificing 
his Virginia citizenship. 

He is refined in both word and action. 
In short, he has the courage of a soldier 
and the invariable courtesy of a gallant — 
he is, in truth, a golden-hearted gentle- 
man. 

ISAAC McPHERSON HUTSON, 1839. 

Isaac McPherson Hutson was born in 
McPhersonville, S. C, Beaufort Diistract, 
September 3, 1819. He entered the South 
Carolina College when he was 18 years of 
age. He was so thoroughly prepared that 
he entered the junior class and graduated 
with first honor in 1839. He subsequentlj'" 
studied law and was admitted to the Bar 
in 1842. He then moved to Barnwell and 
practiced law there for the rest of his life. 

In 1878, at the unanimous call of his 
county, he accepted a nomination to tihe 
House of Representatives and served for 
one term with characteristic intelligence 
and a'bility. At the time of his deatb he 
was the oldest survivor (with the excep- 
tion of Judge Alfred Aldricih) of that sin- 
gularly bright constellation, which num- 
bered among its stars such na,mes as Ed- 
mund Bellinger, Angus Patterson, W. A. 
Owens and others. In the words of has 
friend and brother lawyer, Judge A. P. 
Aldrich, "he was not only an eminent law- 
yer, but a most conscientious legal adviser. 
His earnest effort was to discover the 
truth of his case — and if his honest legal 
mind did not convince him that he was 
advocating right and justice 'he would give 
up the case rather than advocate what he 
thought was not the cause of right or 
truth." He passed to hds reward on the 
10th of June, 1887. 

HASKELL SMITH RHETT, 1840. 

Haskell Smith R'hett was the son of 
James Smith Rhett and Charlotte Thom- 
son Haskell. He was born in Charleston, 
November 13, 1818. He was prepared for 
college in Beaufort by Isaac M. Stuart, of 
Andover, Mass. Entering college he grad- 
uated in 1840 with the first honor of his 
class, Thomas M. Hanckel taking second 
place. He studied law and practiced for 
several years at Gillisonville, also engag- 



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ing- in the planting of rice. During the war 
Capt Rhett entered Capt Melchers's com- 
pany, tout was soon detailed to superin- 
tend some river defences and was next 
made Judge Advocate. After the war he 
resumed pilanting, hut died in 1868 in the 
50th year of his age. He married Miss Rosa 
Means, who, with four children, survives 
him. 

WILLIAM PINCKNEY STARKE, 1842. 

William Pinckney Starke was the son of 
Wyatt W. Starke, an alumnus of the South 
Carolina College and a man of wealth. 
William Pinckney entered college and 
graduated at the head of his class in 1842. 
Possessing large fortune he spent much 
of his time in travel and made a special 
studied of the Troad, in connection with 
his reading of Homer's Iliad, then en- 
tered the office of Mr Petigru, but some- 
w'hat later became a wealthy planter in 
the Mississippi Valley. He was a student 
and a philosopher, so that when the end 
came and his fortune and his Immediate 
family were gone he betook himself to the 
contemplation of religion and the delights 
of literature. Often in straitened circum- 
stances he was as cheery as the possessor 
of ample fortune. During this period, hear- 
ing of an acquaintance who had inherited 
several millions, he was asked, "T\^hat 
would you do with it if you had it?" "I 
would buy a package of smokins: tobacco 
for thirty-'five cents and contribute the 
balance to pay the ,iust debts of South 
Carolina." Col Starke was a charmine 
raconteur. His fund of learnins- and of 
anecdo-tes was inex^haustible. While en- 
gaged at Fort Hill in the preparation of a 
life of John C. Calhoun Col Starke died on 
the 12th of October, 1886. During his life 
the 'homes of his many friends were al- 
ways open to receive him and in death 
they mourned him for his sterling worth. 

OOL JAMES M. PERRIN, 1843. 

James M. Perrin was horn in the south- 
ern portion of Abbeville District, South 
Carolina, on the 8th day of June, 1822. At 
a very tender age he was deprived by his 
death of the counsel," love and sympathy 
of a kind and pruden- father. On this ac- 
count his early training and education was 
looked after by an elder brother, the Hon 
Thomas C. Perrin, who gave him the ad- 
vantage of the best training schools of 
that day. He afterwards entered South 
Carolina College and graduated with dis- 
tinction from that honored institution in 
the year 1843. He chose the law as his pro- 
fession and was admitted to the Bar in 
1845. Soon after his admission to the Bar 
hostilities with Mexico occurred and upon 
the call for volunteers he tendered his ser- 
vices, and as a private in Capt Foster 
Marshall's company left in the winter of 



1846 for the distant seat of war. He par- 
ticipated actively in every hattle in which 
the famous Palmetto regiment was en- 
gaged. His conduct in the battle of Churu- 
busco is honorably mentioned in the re- 
ports of the war department and he was 
appointed a lieutenant in the regular army 
by President Po'Ik, but resigned after the 
Mexican hostilities were over. After the 
Mexican war he devoted himself to the 
practice of law at Abbeville, being asso- 
ciated as partner at various times and up 
to his death with the Hon Samuel Mc- 
Gowan and the Hon James S. Cothran. 
Upon tihe breaking out of 'the civil war he 
unhesitatingly cast his fortunes on the side 
of the Confederacy, raising a company, of 
whic'h he was captain, and taking part 
in the capture of Fort Sumter. When the 
seat of war was transferred to Virginia 
he recruited another company, which was 
attached to the 1st South Carolina rifles, 
and by promotion rose to the command of 
this celebrated regiment, having filled 
every rank in the regiment from captain 
to colonel. At the 'battle of C'hancellors- 
ville. May 3, 1863, while in command of 
his regiment, 'he was mortally wounded 
and died the next day. His remains were 
buried in the cemetery at Abbeville. In 
1862 Col Perrin was elected a member of 
the South Carolina Legislature and par- 
ticipated in the deliberations jf that body 
in DecemOber of that year. One of his col- 
leagues in the Legislature, who knew him 
well, in speaking of him after his death 
used this language: "Religion adorned and 
vivified his natural virtues. It made him a 
conscientious lawyer— a worthy citizen— a 
brave and beloved officer — an honest 
Representative— a distinguished patriot. It 
made him a tender husband — a kind father 
— an affectionate relative — a sincere friend. 
It enabled him to live without reproach — to 
die without fear." 

SAMUEL J. BARNETT, 1843. 

Samuel J. Barnett was born March 6, 
1824, entered college 1840 and graduated 
first in his class 1843, C. D. Melton taking 
second honor. May 7, 1846, he married Miss 
Elizabeth Stone. He died in his native 
town, Washington, Georgia, leaving four 
sons and three daughters, March 23, 1896. 
After leaving college Mr Barnett practiced 
law in Washington, Ga. His health was 
delicate for many years, but he wrought 
industriously and to the purpose. In his 
dealings with men he was always char- 
acterized by a spirit of fairness and jus- 
tice. A man of exquisite humor, his con- 
versation was always interesting and often 
instructive. He had a large circle of friends 
and visitors were charmed by his hospi- 
tality. He held no public office, but his 
influence was widespread for good. 



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JA^IES LOWNDES, 1854. 
James Lowndes was 'born in Charleston, 
January 6, 1835, was prepared at Mr 

Coate's school and entered the sophomore 
class of the South Carolina Colleg-e in De- 
cember, 1850. In December, 1852, he left 
college temp or airily; re-entering the junior 
class December, 1853. He graduated with 
first honor in 1854, Mr Benjamin R. Stuart 
taking the second place. After graduating 
Mr Lowndes sailed for Europe and ma- 
triculated at B'onn in the April semester 
in 1855. He then entered Gottingen in the 
winter semester of 1855-56. He then further 
prosecuted his studies at Geneva and at 
Blois, in France. Returning 'to South Caro- 
lina he was admitted to the Bar in 1858. In 
1860 he was appointed by James L. Petigru 
one of bis assistants as commissioner to 
prepare a Code of the laws of South Caro- 
lina. He then entered the military service 
of South Carolina and later on was in the 
Confederate army, serving with great gal- 
lantry all through, rising to the rank of 
captain and surrendering at Appojnattox. 
Returning to Charleston Capt Lowndes re- 
sumed the practice of law in December, 
18^. South Carolina was so prostrated dur- 
ing reconstruction that little hope was held 
out for the future. Capt Lowndes removed 
to Washington, January 1, 1875, and opened 
a law office there. Since that time he has 
continued to practice his profession with 
great success. Although taking no active 
part in political life his ability has been 
several times recognized by the Govern- 
ment. He was a member of the interna- 
tional sanitary commission held in Wash- 
ington in 1881. In February, 1882, he was 
appointed a member of the Spanish claims 
commission on beihalf of the Government. 

PATRICK HENRY NELSON, 1844. 

Patrick Henry Nelson, son of Samuel 
Henry Nelson and Amarintha Carson Mc- 
Cauley, was born near Black River, Clar- 
endon District, July 26, 1824, and was pre- 
pared at Mount Zion Institute by James 
W. Hudson. He entered college from 
Sumter and graduated first in the class of 
1844. This was the greater honor in that 
Dr James H. Carlisle w'as the second honor 
man. In college Mr Nelson was a member 
of the Euphradian Society and captain of 
the College Cadets. In 1850 he was elected 
brigadier of the militia and some time 
after was major general. T\^hen the war 
came on Patrick Nelson raised a battalion, 
afterw^ards known as the 7th battalion, 
which was attached to Hagood's brigade. 
Going to Virgina the brigade participated 
in several severe engagements and suf- 
fered heavy losses. On June 24, 1864, Col 
Nelson led a forlorn hope and while at the 
head of his troops received a wound and 
fell. The Confederates retired and the 
fate of Col Nelson for a long time was 



not certainly known. After the war, how- 
ever, on the statements of some of his 
men who saw him fall, a search was made 
and his body was found and identified by 
certain dentist's work and by articles of 
dresss. Col Nelson's gallantry received 
honorable mention. In 1847 Col Nelson 
married Miss Emma Sarah Cantey, who, 
with two children, still survives. 

REV DR WM H. CAMPBELL, 1S46, 
was a native of Fairfield and received his 
early education at Mount Zion Academy, 
Winnsboro, and at the South Carolina Col- 
lege, where he graduated in 1846. On leav- 
ing college he was for a few years en- 
gaged in teaching at the Columbia Male 
Academy. During this period he also took 
up the study of law and in less" than a 
year was admitted to practice. In 1850 he 
made his home at Greenville, opened a 
law office and purchased the Mountaineer, 
newspaper, which he edited for some time 
m addition to his legal practice. Achiev- 
ing considerable prominence in the com- 
munity he was elected to the Legislature 
and represented his county in the Secession 
Convention of 1860. In August of 181- he 
completed the organization of a company 
intended for the regiment of Col Maxcy 
Gregg, but which was, however, assigned 
to duty as a battery of light artillery. He 
commanded the battery until, in 1862, he 
was commissioned major and the battery 
was given to Major Earle, and was there- 
after known as Earle's battery. At a later 
date Major Campbell was promoted to 
lieutenant colonel of artillery and given 
command of the lines on James Island. 
During the last ten days of the army in 
Carolina he had command of all the artil- 
lery at Greensboro. Upon the close of hos- 
tilities he returned to Greenville, resumed 
the practice of law and gave considerable 
attention to political affairs. He was made 
president of the central Democratic club 
of the county and under the Provisional 
Government w^as elected District Judge in 
1866, but was removed by Gen Canby. In 
the meantime he had been preparing to 
enter the ministry. In 1870 he w^as ordained 
deacon, in oanuary, 1871, took charge of 
the Episcopal Cnurch at Winnsboro and 
m the following October was ordained a 
priest by Bishop Davis. He remained at 
Winnsboro for four years and the follow- 
ing three years were spent as rector of 
St Luke's Church at Charleston. He then 
began his service at St Paul's Church, in 
which he has won high honors and con- 
tributed greatly to the spiritual welfare 
of the city and its moral advancement. 
A few years ago he received the well-mer- 
ited degree of doctor of divinity. 
JAMES CONNER, 1849, 
of Charleston, S. C, son of Henry W. Con- 
ner, was born September 1, 1829. He ent- 



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erred South Carolina College in 1846, grad- 
uating in 1849, and, choosing law as his 
profession, studied in the office of tne 
Hon James L. Petigru, froni which he 
was admitted to the bar in 1852, with ev- 
ery promise of influence and position, 
v/hich his capaclly for work, together 
with his high sence of justice and honor, 
soon realized. "Resolute, moderate, clear 
of envy, yet not without that finer ambi- 
tion which makes men great and pure," 
he held but two offices— both professional- 
United States attorney in 1856 and Attor- 
ney General of South Carolina in 1876, giv- 
ing to both his best ability and conscien- 
tious work in the discharge of duties which 
called for not only high intellect, but also 
unselfish interpretation of his sense of 
right. The first office he resigned in 1860. 
When his State became the scene of great 
political agitation, leading to its subse- 
quent withdrawal from the Union, the sec- 
ond he gave back, when he felt the work 
was done, when his counsel and infiuence 
had secured the safety of Charleston, and 
he realized the tremendous strain was 
sapping his health, which had never re- 
covered from the wounds of 1862. 

Gen Conner went into service as captain 
of the Montgomery Guard, stationed first 
on Morris Island, from there going to Vir- 
ginia as captain of Company A, Washing- 
ton Light Infantry, of Hampton L«egion. 
He was promoted major for conspicuous 
gallantry at Manassas, July, 1861, assum- 
ing command of the Legion when Gen 
Hampton was wounded on that day. From 
this time to January, 1862, when he was 
made colonel of the 22d North Carolina 
regiment, he was in active service, receiv- 
ing at Mechanicsville, the first of the 
seven days' battles around Richmond, such 
severe wounds he was compelled to leave 
his command and rest for six months, bat- 
tling not with opposing armies, but for 
strength to live, to pick up the interests 
and ambitions which awaited his recovery. 
In 1863 he rejoined the Army of Northern 
Virginia, participating at Chancellorsville, 
after which he was again obliged to return 
home for rest. Being disabled temporarily 
for further field duty, he was detailed one 
of the Judges of the Military Court, with 
rank of colonel of cavalry, holding this 
position until, growing restive, feeling 
himself sufficiently restored, he again 
sought his command, was assigned as act- 
ing major general to McGowan's South 
Carolina and Lane's North Carolina bri- 
gades, holding these until the recovery of 
Gen McGowan. Later he was given Ker- 
shaw's brigade and was assigned to Early's 
army in the Valley of Virginia, taking 
most active part in the battle of Fisher's 
Hill, October, 1864, where, receiving des- 
perate wounds, he was never again strong 
enough to rejoin the army. Gen Conner 



had many evidences of esteem and confi- 
dence from Gen Robert E. Lee, and it 
was under most fiatt,ering circumstances 
that he was placed at the head of Ker- 
shaw's brigade after having been in the 
following engagements: Fort Sumter, Ma- 
nassas, Yorktown, New Stone Point, West 
Point, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, Fus- 
sell's Mill, Petersburg, Jerusalem Plank 
Road, Reams's Station, Winchester, Fort 
Republic and Cedar Run. 

After the war, in the spring of 1865, he 
returned to Charleston to renew his pro- 
fession and build up what was wrecked, 
devoting himself to this, desiring no public 
life and keeping free from all political is- 
sues until 1870, when he became interested 
in the Reform ticket. Later, in 1876, he 
was a delegate to the May Convention, and 
again in August, when in Columbia the 
ticket was formed, with Gen Hampton as 
Governor and Gen Conner as Attorney 
General, from which period he was the 
close counsellor of Gen Hampton, through 
that memorable epoch in the history of 
the State's redemption, earning from his 
chief when giving back his office "the con- 
sciousness of having done his whole duty." 
JAMES PICKEIT ADAMS, 1848. 

James Picket Adams, third son of Rob- 
ert -^aams and Charlotte Belton Picket, 
was born September 2, 1828, at Rocky 
Creek, Chester. He was prepared by An- 
drew Vinson and D. W. Ray, graduates of 
the South Carolina College, and entered 
the College in 1845, graduating first in lo48, 
his favorite studies being classics. Sep- 
timus Blanding was second. Shortly after 
graduation he suffered from a severe at- 
tack of fever, which impaired his consti- 
tution. In 1859 he made a tour in Europe. 
At the beginning of the war he was colonel 
of a cavalry regiment, which he offered to 
President Davis. It was declined and Mr 
Adams, after the battles of Manassas, 
called the President's attention to the fact 
that a good regiment of cavalry would be 
very useful to complete the victory. Mr 
Adams was in command of a battalion of 
cavalry on the coast for a time and then, 
as a staff officer, saw hard service in the 
Gettysburg campaign. By request of Gen 
Butler he was assigned to his staff and so 
bore himself as to receive the highest en- 
comium from his superior officer. At Tre- 
villian's Station he was dangerously 
wounded. After the surrender Major 
Adams returnsd home and engaged in 
planting. 

Gen Butler says: "Always prompted by 
a high sense of duty, he was, without the 
slightest bravado, the most indifferent man 
10 danger I have ever known." 

Major Adams served in the Legislature 
twice before the war, voting for the Se- 
cession Convention, and once since. He 
was a delegate to the Greeley Nominating 



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Convention. He married Miss Margaret 
Johnson, of Winn,sboro, and has two chil- 
dren. His father, two brothers and many 
relatives attended College. 

ISAAC DONNOM WITHERSPOON 
was born at Yorkville, S. C, February 7, 
1833, the son of I. D. Witherspoon, a dis- 
tinguished citizen and lawyer of the State. 
Admitted to the Bar in 1856 and began the 
practice in Montgomery, Alabama, where 
he remained a year or two. Married first 
to Miss Janet Reese, of Alabama, who 
died without issue aoout a year after- 
ward; married a second t,ime to Miss Mar- 
garet El. Wright, of Yorkville, who, with 
their two children, William and Leslie, 
survive him. Volunteered as a Confeder- 
ate soldier in august, 1861, and was made 
lieutenant in Company A, 12th South Car- 
olina regiment. His health failing, he was 
assigned to duty in the commissary de- 
partment in Columbia, and remained there 
until the close of the war. Returned to 
the Bar after the war, practicing with Col 
W. B. Wilson, who had been his father's 
law partner. In 1876 he was made Senator 
for York County and temporary President 
of the Senate. In 1877 C. E. Spencer be- 
came his law partner and so continued un- 
til February, 1882, when he was elevated 
to the Bench as Judge of the 6th judicial 
district, serving continuously for sixteen 
years, when he declined to offer for re- 
election. In February, 1898, he resumed 
the practice of law wit,h his old partner, 
that relationship conitinuing until his 
death, March 24, 1!>01. In 1899 he was made 
a ruling elder in the Yorkville Presbyte- 
rian Church. 

REiV EDWARD HENRY BUIST, 1858, 
was born in Charleston, S. C, in October, 
1838. His father was the Rev Arthur Buist 
and his grandfather the great Dr George 
Buist. Both of these were pastors of the 
Scotch Church in Charleston. His father 
dying while he was quite young, he was 
brought up by his uncle, the Rev Dr E. T. 
Buist. He graduated in 1858 at the South 
Carolina College, bearing off the first 
honor. He entered Columbia Theological 
Seminary and graduated in 1861. He was 
licensed to preach by South Carolina 
Presbytery and se.rved as pastor of the 
churches of Nevvberry, Society liill and 
Cheraw. He married Miss Sebring, of 
Charleston. He was much loved and re- 
spected. As a scholar he was thorough, 
as a thinker he was profound, an an ora- 
tor he was eloquent and logical. He was 
indoctrinated by the living principles 
enunciated by the great Thornwell, at 
whose feet he sat an enthusiastic pupil. 
He died at Cheraw Septefnber 10, 1882. 

EUGE/NE BLACKBURN GARY, 1872, 
was born at Cokesbury, August 22, 1854. 



He attended the excellent school of his na- 
tive town and afterwards was graduated 
at the South Carolina College in 1872. He 
then read law with his distinguished un- 
cle. Gen M. W. Gary, and was admitted 
to the Bar in 1875. Locating at Abbeville, 
which was noted for the able lawyers 
which made up its Bar, he soon had a lu- 
crative practice, and was retained in some 
of the most important cases ever tried in 
the county. He was attorney for the Hon 
D. Wyatt Aiken when his seat in Congress 
was unsuccessfully contested by Gen Stol- 
brand. 

Mr Gary was elected county chairman 
of the Democratic party of Abbeville 
County over Senator Maxwell and was re- 
tained in the position four terms. 

In 1889 he was elected to the Legisla- 
ture. In 1890 and 1892 he was made Lieu- 
tenant Governor and in 1893 Associate Jus- 
tice of the Supreme Court. In 1900 he was 
're-elected to the same high position, which 
he now occupies, to the satisfaction of 
the people. 

His opinions are highly regarded by the 
legal profession and are set forth in clear 
language, and he never allows the merits 
of the cases decided to "be obscured by 
sophistry or technicalities. 

Judge Gary has delivered a number of 
addresses, which attracted attention in 
*he State and beyond its limits. 

Judge Gary is a bright Mason and has 
been highly honored by the fraternity. As 
presiding officer of the Senate he gained 
great distinction. He was prompt, able 
and impartial in his rulings. 

Judge Gary is a son of the late Dr F. F. 
Gary, a distinguished physician and Repre- 
sentative of Abbeville in the House. He is 
a brother of Judge Ernest Gary, former 
Speaker of the House; the Hon Frank B. 
Gary and of Mrs James M. Eason, of 
Charleston. 

His mother was Miss Caroline Black- 
burn, a lineal descendant of William 
Blackburn, who was killed at King's 
Mountain fighting for American liberty. 

Judge Gary married Miss Eliza Tusten, 
of Abbeville, who is a lineal descendant 
of the Hon Benjamin Tusten, who was a 
member of the first Colonial Congress 
from New York. His son of the same 
name was colonel of a regiment in the 
Revolutionary war and fell at its head, 
and his memory is preserved by a monu- 
ment erected in Goshen, New York, by 
the public. 

Judge Gary is in the full possession of 
his great mental abilities and has the 
prospect of many years of an honorable 
and useful life to be spent in the service 
of the State. 

THOMAS N. WAUL, 1833. 
Gen Thomas Neville Waul, now of Ney- 



il 



land, Texas, was born near Statesburg-, 
South Carolina, January 5, 1813, the "sole | 
issue of the marriage and the sole remain- j 
ing descendant of the Carodlna Wauls.'" 
The family first emigrated to Virginia and 
thence spread among the Southern and 
Western States. His ancestors on both 
sides fought under Sumter and settled near 
Statesburg after peace was restored. | 
Thomas Waul entered the South Carolina ; 
Colleg-e, his name appearing on the Clario- 
sophic roll in 1819 as having entered from ] 
Columbia. In 1831-32 'he left College while j 
a junior, being unable to graduate, owing i 
to the death of ihis father and Ms own ill 
health. Leaving all his small patrimony to | 
his step-mother, he travelled on horseiback 
to Florence, Alabama, and, although but 
17 years old, was elected principal of the 
academy. The intrepidity which induced a 
youth of that 'age to plunge into a new 
and distant region was a presage of 'his 
future. The next year 'he removed to Vicks- 
burg, when he was invited to enter the 
law office of the brilliant Sargent S. Pren- 
tiss. In 1835 he was licensed to practice 
before reaching his majority and was soon 
made district attorney of the River Dis- 
trict. Here he married Miss Mary Sim- 
mons, of Georgia. After acquiring a com- 
petency he removed to Gonzales County, 
Texas, as a planter, but opened a tem- 
porary law office in New Orleans. Later 
on, an ardent disciple of Calhoun, he en- 
tered with impetuosity into a canvass 
against the Know Nothing party. He was, 
after a vigorous campaign, defeated for 
Congress by A. J. Hamiiton, owing to the 
great influence of Gen Sam Houston ar- 
rayed against him. When the other South- 
ern States seceded Governor Houston re- 
fused to summon the Texas Legislature. 
It .met of its own accord. Gen Waul held 
that, whether right or wrong, Texas could 
not stand out against her Southern sisters. 
He was sent to the Provincial Congress at 
Montgomery and urged preparations for 
a desperate struggle. Refusing longer to 
serve in that Congress he entered the field 
at the 'head of Waul's Legion, composed 
of 2,000 men, and participated in many 
battles of the Western army. He defended 
Yazoo Pass for a long time and inflicted 
severe losses on the ene^my. Owing to Gen 
Waul's defence Vicksburg was long saved 
from surrender. In one of his engagements 
he was severely wounded. He accepted the 
results of tlie war. 

Elected against his wish to the Recon- 
struction Convention of 1865 Gen Waul en- 
tered heartily into all imeasures calculated 
to restore peace and order in the State. 
Thrown again upon his personal efforts 
he resumed the practice of law in Gal- 
veston, Texas, selecting chiefly cases in 
admiralty and commercial law and Federal 
questions. He has long been president of 



the Texas Bar Asso'ciation. His biograpiher 
says that, "in culture, accomplishments 
and all that constitutes a vigorous man- 
hood of tlhe highest type. Gen Waul is 
without a superior in Texas." He has long 
been a member of the Baptist Church. 

Gen Waul is a charming conversational- 
ist, full of interesting reminiscences. Al- 
though 90 years of age he is robust and 
vigorous and is interested in all that 
passes. 

Such are the- men that have been sent 
forth by South Carolina and the South 
Carolina College to build up the great West 
and estahlish a standard of culture and 
power. 

HON LOUIS T. WIGFALL. 
Louis Trezevant Wigfall was born on 
the plantation of his father, Levy Durand 
Wigfall, in Edgefield District, S. C, April ■ 
21, 1816. He attended the South Carolina 
College until the outbreak of the Seminole 
war, when he enlisted and received a co'm- 
mission as lieutenant of volunteers. After 
the close of the war he studied law at the 
University of Virginia and upon his ad- 
mission to the Bar he removed to Texas 
and practiced law in Marshall, Harrision 
County. He was elected to the State Legis- 
lature in 1856-57 and to the State Senate, 
1859-60. While serving in the State Senate 
in the winter of 1860 he was elected to the 
Senate of the United States, where he took 
his seat January 4, 1860. 

He soon made himself felt as a power 
on the side of his colleagues from the 
South. Texas was his adopted State, but 
his love for the State of his birth, South 
Carolina, amounted to a passion. He had 
learned his political teachings at the feet 
of John C. Calhoun and George McDuffie 
and was an ardent toeliever in the sovereign 
rights of the States. He was a fine classi- 
cal scholar, a great reader; he knew his 
Shakespeare froim cover to cover; a bril- 
liant orator, whose eloquence was only 
equalled by the 'beauty of his enunciation 
and the charm of his delivery. His quick- 
ness at repartee made him a dangerous 
adversary in debate and his apt quota- 
tions would point the retort in a manner 
to cause confusion to his opponent and be 
the delight of his audience. 

When hostilities had begun Texas had 
not seceded and he remained at his pos: 
in the United States Senate, where his 
brilliant and defiant rejoinders to the 
charges against his people and his elo- 
quent advocacy of the justice and right 
of the Southern cause won for him an im- 
mortal distinction. Among the more nota- 
ble of his speeches at that time were 
his answers to Charles Sumner in the 
Senate, speeches listened to by thousands 
of people in the gallery day after day 
with ever increasing Interest and enthu- 
siasm. A peculiar interest attaching to 



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these contests between Sumner and him- 
self, owing to the well known fact tTiat he 
himself, in his manhood, fought a duel 
with Preston Brooks, who had afterwards 
had the famous difficulty with the Massa- 
chusetts Senator. After Texas seceded he 
went to Montgomery, Ala, at once; was 
there at the forming of the Confederacy 
and was one of the signers of the Consti- 
tution. 

He was in Charleston at the bombard- 
ment of Fort Sumter and served as aide- 
de-camp on the staff of Gen Beauregard. 
He was stationed on Morris Island, un- 
der James Simons, and, on seeing the sec- 
ond barracks in flames and the flag staff 
shot away, determined to make his way 
to the fort in the face of almost certain 
death and persuaded Major Anderson to 
desist from a defence manifestly unavail- 
ing and save useless bloodshed. With three 
negro boatmen he crossed the bay and in 
the face of a terrific cross-fire of ball and 
s'hell, holding his sword with his hand- 
kerchief tied to the end as a flag of truce 
and entering the fort through an embra- 
sure, insisted on surrender by Major An- 
derson, as further resistance was useless. 
This act of heroism and humanity won for 
him great distinction. 

After the battle of Fort Sumter he went 
to Richmond, where he was co-i-^issioned 
colonel of the 1st Texas infa.^.y August 
28, 1861. On October 1, of the same year, he 
was made T3rigadier general and first com- 
mander of the Texas brigade, including 
1st, 4th and 5th Texas, of the army of 
Northern Virginia. He resigned from that 
command to take his seat in the Confeder- 
ate Senate, to which body he had been 
elected from Texas. But he continued to 
serve his country in the field as staff offi- 
cer whenever opportunity offered, notably, 
in the battles around Richmond. He re- 
mained in the Confederate Senate until 
the close of the war and after the cause 
was losl; he sailed from Galveston for Eng- 
land, where he remained for three years. 
On his return to America he settled in 
Baltimore. 

While on a visit to Texas he died at Gal- 
veston, February 10, 1873, and is buried in 
Trinity Cemetery. The inscription on his 
tombstone describes his character and his 
life, "Brave, tender and true." 



Louis Trezevant Wigfall. 

United States Senator from Texas. 

Confederate State Senator from Texas. 

Colonel of 1st Texas regiment, C. S. A. 

Brigadier General, C. S. A. 

First commander of Texas brigade, 

A. N. Va. 

Signer Confederate States Constitution. 

Member State Legislature and Senate of 

Texas. 



WARREN RANSOM DAVIS, 1810. 

Warren Ransom Davis, born 1793, died 
1S34, was the son of William Ransom 
Davis, a Revolutionary captain, under 
Sumter, who came from Virginia and set- 
tled in the Santee; and of his second wife. 
Miss Cantey. sister of the wife of the 
first Wade Hampton. He was a half 
brother of John Nerval Davis, who grad- 
uated in the class of 1808, and w^as twen- 
ty years a State Senator, of Mrs Leonora 
Spann and of William R. Davis, of the 
class of ISOS, who died at 21. He was 
full brother of Mrs Martha Colhoun, wife 
of John Ewang Colhoun, and of Henry 
Davis, of the class of 1811, who was a 
physician and died at an early age. A 
portrait of Warren R. Davis, taken prob- 
ably a little after the time of his grad- 
uation, reveals a face of extraordinary 
beauty and poetic cast. A pronounced 
"pompadour" and an open Byron collar 
are characteristic of that period when the 
English Bard awakened to find himself fa- 
mous, to scoff at Scotch reviewers, with 
their oatmeal and sour tempers, and to 
set the style for the smart young men of 
two continents. "Mr Davis, after gradua- 
tion," says Judge O'Neall, "studied law in 
Columbia until 1S14. Then he entered 
the Bar at Pendleton, the home of his 
brother-in-law." At the same time his 
warm friend, McDuffie, was also attract- 
ed to that mountain home of wealth and 
culture. Davis succeeded at once, but 
McDuffie failed and returned to Edgefield 
to enter from that place upon his magnifi- 
cent career. Succeeding Mr Saxon as 
solicitor of the Western circuit in 1818. 
Mr Davis soon achieved a reputation and 
secured a large practice. "His genial, 
rollicking manners," his wit and humor, 
his poetic temper and magnetic personali- 
ty attracted so many admirers that he was 
attracted into public life. In 1824, after 
two unsuccessful efforts, he was elected to 
Congress from Greenville and Pendle- 
ton and w-as re-elected continuously un- 
til his death, in 1834. In the last campaign, 
the Hon B. F. Perry made a vigorous, 
though friendly contest, on the issue of 
Nullification and Union, and way defeated 
bj' a narrow margin of sixty votes out of 
several thousand, for at that time, as at 
a later day, the Piedmont contained many 
friends of the Union. 

In Congress Mr Davis served as chair- 
man of the judiciary committee and made 
a number of creditable speeches. 

He shone chiefly, however, as a wit 
and bon vivant, adapting himself to any 
society. David Crockett was an ardent 
admirer and confided to Davis, "It is 
strange that I am afraid to speak here 
when I know I can whip any man in the 
house." Crockett showed one of his let- 
ters to Davis, who remarked that the 
ideas were good, but the spelling was 



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bad. "How can I do better?" Get a 
dictionary," replied Davis." A few daj^s 
after Crockett remarked, "I believe with 
that little book I can beat any man spell- 
ing- in Congress." At a circus Crockett 
compared a monkey to a certain Congress- 
man who overheard him, "You should 
apologize." said Davis. "To the Congress- 
man or the monkey?" asked Crockett, 
with great composure. A certain maiden 
lady in Washington vented her wit upon 
Davis, as she thought, with great ef- 
fect. In revenge he confided to his lady 
friends that he was informed she was en- 
gag-ed to be married to the Siamese 
twins. This made her an enemy for life. 
It was impossible for one so endowed 
with social g-ifts to engage in serious 
work, and difficult to preserve health 
while gratifying' convivial tastes. At the 
age of 41 this gifted son of South Carolina 
lay upon his death bed. To his friend, Dix- 
on H. Lewis, who was seated beside him, 
he said: "Let me die gracefully and not 
kicking," and with this half jesting, half 
serious remark, wrapped the drapery of his 
couch about him, turned his face to the 
wall and peacefully passed away. Gover- 
nor Perry, from whose sketch these anec- 
dotes are gathered, says that "Warren R. 
Davis was 'never desponaent and never 
out of humor in spite of adverse circum- 
stances. 

It has been alleged against the South in 
disparagement that she has had no poets. 
This was not for want of the divine af- 
flatus, but for want of environment. Law 
and politics afford to Southern men a 
more congenial field than literature. Had 
Warren R. Davis applied himself serious- 
ly to the task with reversed stylus he 
could have composed society verses of 
the highest order. But his poetic thoug-hts 
were scattered in profusion orally in the 
ball or banqueting room, amid the flash- 
ing of eyes and the clinking of g-lasses. 

He cared not to polish his gems; they 
were thrown out in the rough. Some 
fugitive pieces have been preserved, 
among- them one to "Johnson's Wife of 
Louisiana." to the air of "Roy's Wife," 
was much admired at the time. A more 
serious effort in "Sumter Crossing- the 
Wateree" has been lost for years. 

The talent, the wit, the bon hommie of 
Warren R. Davis, live chiefly in tradi- 
tion, which is fast fading away. But a 
past generation loved to talk of him and 
repeat his quips and sallies and adven- 
tures and escapes. 

He died unmarried and was buried in 
the Congressional Cemetery at Washing- 
ton. His portrait is in the possession of 
his nephew, Mr Edward B. Calhoun, of 
Abbeville. 

It was while returning from the funeral 
of Warren R. Davis that President Jack- 
son was confronted by an assassin, who 



attempted to fire upon him. The pistol 
missed fire and Jackson rushed himself 
upon his assailant, who was arrested, and 
said to be insane." 

STEPHEN D. MILLER, 1808, 
was born in Waxhaw settlement of Lan- 
caster Distrct, South Carolina, in May, 
1787. He was the son of William and Mar- 
garet Miller. His father died when Ste- 
phen was just a few years old, so his ed- 
ucation was entrusted to the Rev Mr Cou- 
ser, a fine scholar in classics and theol- 
ogy. 

Stephen D. Miller graduated from the 
South Carolina College in 1808. He studied 
law in Sumter under John S. Richardson 
and was admitted to the Bar at Columbia 
in 1811. He w^as elected to the office of 
Attorney General in the next year. Mr 
Miller then settled in Statesburg. 

In 1814 he married Miss Dick, of Sum- 
ter. In 1818 Mr Miller was elected to Con- 
gress from Sumter to take the place of 
Mr Richardson, who had ' resigned for 
business reasons. While in Congress at 
first Mr Miller was one of the South Car- 
olina statesmen who opposed Mr Calhoun. 

At the expiration of his office he re- 
turned home and resumed his practice in 
Sumter, Lancaster and Kershaw districts. 
In 1822 he was elected State Senator from 
Sumter and served for three successive 
terms, and in 1S28 was made Governor. In 
1830 Governor Miller was sent to the United 
States Senate, but after serving two years 
he had to resign on account of ill health. 
Governor Miller was a member of the 
Convention which passed the Nullification 
Ordinance, also of the Convention which 
rescinded the same. 

In 1835 he removed to a plantation in Mis- 
sissippi, thinking that a change of climate 
would improve his health, but it seems to 
have been useless, for he died two years 
later, on March 8, 1838. 

CHANCEI^LOR JOB JOHNSTONE. 

Job Johnston was born in Fairfield, 7th 
June, 1793, and graduated in the South 
Carolina College in 1810 in a large and 
strong- class. He studied medicine, but 
soon found that his bent was towards 
the law, which he studied, and began to 
practice in 1818 as partner of the Hon John 
Belton O'Neall. In 1826-30 he was clerk of 
the Senate and in that year received the 
high compliment of an election as chan- 
cellor. In this position he acquired and 
sustained a large reputation. It has been 
said that during twenty-one years of his 
administration no one lost his right or his 
estate through the maladministration of 
Job Johnston. In 1859 he was made Asso- 
ciate Justice of the Court of Appeals. Af- 
ter an honorable and useful career Chan- 
cellor Johnston died in Newberry, S. C, 



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April 15, 1862. He married twice and left 
several sans and daughters. 

RICHARD IRVINE MANNING, 1811, 
was born May 1, 1789, in Clarendon Dis- 
trict, South Carolina. His father, Lieut 
Lawrence Manning, served in the famous 
command of "Light Horse Harry Lee." 

Richard I. Manning graduated from the 
South Carolina College in 1811. The war of 
1812 broke out before he could take a pro- 
fession. He was elected captain of a vol- 
unteer company, which was sent to 
Charleston, as that city was in danger of 
an attack from the British fleet. 

When the war ended Mr Manning was 
elected a member of the Legislature and in 
1824 was made Governor of South Caro- 
lina and served for two years. 

During Mr Manning's term of office Gen 
Lafayette made his second visit to this 
country. On his visit to Charleston he 
was entertained at the home of Governor 
Manning, in Clarendon County. 

In 1834 Mr Manning was elected to Con- 
gress as a Union Democrat from Claren- 
don District, but before the completion of 
his term of office he died in Philadelphia, 
May 1, 1836. Clarendon has since named 
its county seat after Governor Manning. 

HEINRT LAURENS PINCKNEY, 1812. 

Henry Laurens Pinckney, the son of 
Charles Pinckney. who held nearly every 
office in the gift of the feople, was born 
in Charleston, S. C, September 24, 1794. 
He graduated from the South Carolina Co.- 
iege with first honors in 1812, studied law 
in the office of his brother, Robert 
Y. Hayne, and was admitted to the Bar, 
but never practiced. He was in the Leg- 
islature from 1816 to 1832, during eight 
ytars being chairman of the ways and 
means committee. He was three times in- 
tendant and three times Mayor of tne 
City of Charleston, .-^s a Democrat ne 
served in Congress from 1816 to 1832. Van 
Buren appointed him collector of the port 
of Charleston in 1819. He founded the 
Charleston Mercury, the organ of the 
States' Rights party, and was for fifteen 
years its State editor. He published 
memoirs of Jonathan Maxey, Robert Y. 
Hayne and Andrew Jackson. Besides this 
he published many orations and addresses. 
He possessed great power of eloquence 
and inherited his father's popularity. He 
died in Charleston, February 3, 1863. 

BEAUFORT T. WATTS, 1812. 
a graduate of 1812, was born in Laurens 
County, April 10, 1798, on Saluda River, of 
parents or grandparents who had emi- 
grated from Virginia. The father was 
John Watts, a planter, his mother, Mar- 
garet Pollard. Members of both fami- 
lies participated in the Revolutionary' 
struggle on the Whig side in Virginia. 



Col Watts, as he was generally known, 
fiad his academic preparation for college 
at an academj^ in Newberry County, 
where many prominent men of that day 
had their early training, the site of the 
academy not far from what is now known 
as Hopewell, in Laurens County. Col 
Watts's father was dying about the time 
of his graduation and he was not pres- 
ent on the occasion of commencement, 
subsequently receiving his diploma. His 
father having left a widow and ten 
children he being the oldest, had the care 
and supervision of the estate and family. 
His first public employment was as pay- 
master in the United States army, with 
the rank of captain. While serving in this 
capacity he passed much time at New Or- 
leans and at posts and military stations 
on the Mississippi River and tributaries 
then bordering the United States. It was 
probably during this time that he became 
familiar with the French language, which 
he afterwards wrote with facility and 
spoke without difficulty. 

Resigning this position on account of ill 
health he returned to South Carolina and 
was admitted to the Bar in 1819 from the 
office of George McDuffie, afterwards Gov- 
ernor, or that of Benjamin Yancey, the 
father of the celebrated orator, William 
I Yancey, and who once practiced at Lau- 
rens Court House. It was about this 
time that Col Watts was elected Secretary 
of State for South Carolina, the term be- 
ing for four years, and the chief office 
in the City of Charleston. In 1824 he was 
commissioned as secretary of the Ameri- 
can legation at Bogota, Republic of Co- 
lombia, South America. Holding this posi- 
tion for a short time, he was subsequently 
charge d'affaires, accredited to that Re- 
public, where he remained probably un- 
til 1828. While in that position his corre- 
spondence was voluminous with the home 
authorities and the officials of that Re- 
public, and is of a most interesting char- 
acter, one or more of the letters being 
from Gen Bolivar. In 1828 he was com- 
missioned as secretary of the American 
legation at the Court of the Czar, St 
Petersburg, Russia, John Middleton, of 
this State, minister plenipotentiary and 
envoy extraordinary representing the Gov- 
ernment of the United States. At the 
end of this mission, returning to South 
Carolina, he was made quartermaster 
general of the State and private secretary 
to the Governor, George McDuffie. Being 
now totally unfitted for a business career, 
other than diplomatic life, and a quarrel 
being on between representative men of 
South Carolina and Gen Jackson, he was 
content to enter this service. He con- 
tinued to serve in these capacities con- 
secutively every Governor of South Caro- 
lina from the time of McDuffie to the 
term of the war Govenor, Francis W. 



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Pickens, when, by reason of age and in- 
activity, he declined further service. Dur- 
ing- the war between the States, how- 
ever, he served as a representative from 
Laurns County as a member of the Gen- 
eral Assembly. 

During his college career Col Watts was 
a member of the Clariosophic Society. The 
writer of this sketch has recently had in- 
vestigation made of the authorship of 
the resolution of that society to erect a 
monument on the campus of the South 
Carolina College to Dr Maxcy, the first 
and universally respected president of 
the College. The investigation did not 
reveal the author of that resolution, but 
from conversations with Col Watts the 
writer received the impression that he 
was the author of the resolution while 
Secretary of State, or largely instrumen- 
tal in that movement. 

Col Watts was a man of very distin- 
guished appearance, of culture and court- 
ly manners and was largely quoted by 
the young men of the State as a type 
of high bearing and demeanor. He was 
admirably read in the belles lettres, 
diplomatic history and all polite litera- 
ture. He was a member of the Society 
of the Cincinnati. Col Watts was never 
married, and died in 1869, and is buried 
on the patrimonial estate near the Salu- 
da River, in the southern portion of Lau- 
rens County. 

GEORGE McDUFFIE, 1813. 
George McDufRe was one oi the most ex- 
traordinary m^en that South Carolina has 
ever honored. Born a poor boy in Co- 
lumbia Ctounty, Georgia, in 1788, he attract- 
ed the notice of his employer, James Cal- 
houn, a merchant of Augusta, whO' men- 
tioned him to a brother, William Calhoun, 
and the latter was so impressed that he 
took him to his home, near Willington, and 
entered him in the school of Dr Waddel. 
Here his progress was wonderful. It is 
said that on one occasion he prepared a 
thousand lines of the Aeneid between Fri- 
day afternoon and the following Monday. 
In a very short time he was prepared for 
the junior class of the South Carolina Col- 
lege and immediately rose to its head. 
Financial pressure compelled him to leave 
college during the summer of 1813 and to 
accept the position of tutor in the family 
of Col Haskell, of St Matthew's, but he 
returned in October and took first honor 
December, 1813. His graduatins: speech on 
"The Permanence of the Union" was 
printed at the request of the students. It 
is impossible in a short space to pay an 
adequate tribute to a man who entered 
the arena of politics like a meteor and 
pursued a blading track for years. At 
first he belonged to the liberal school oi 
Calhoun, in opposition to the strict con- 
struction of Wm H. Crawford and William 



Smith, but as he grew older his ideas 
changed and ho threw himself with great 
vigor into the ranks of nullification, and 
by his burning eloquence did much to 
strengthen his party to a defiance of the 
Federal Government. After serving in 
Congress from 1821 to 1834 he was elected 
Governor. The product of a system of 
State education, he naturally took great 
interest in the education of the people. 
Retiring to the quiet of his home in 1836 
he was called to the ^nited States Senate 
in 1842 after a fierce canvass with Col Wm 
C. Preston on the relative merits of the 
United States Bank and the independent 
treasury. Preston's speeches in favoring 
the former were models of brilliancy, but 
McDuffie was a consuming fire. Preston 
saw that his cause was lost and resigned 
his position in the Senate, to accept later 
on the presidency of the College. McDuf- 
fie, however, was suffering from the effect 
of a wound which he received in a duel 
with Col Gumming, of Augusta, and his 
health gradually gave way. In 1846 he re- 
signed and in 1851, after a long illness, he 
died, and is buried beneath a handsome 
monument in the Singleton graveyard, near 
Manchester. His greatness as an orator 
lay chiefly in invective. His philippic de- 
livered in the House against Jackson is 
described by an eyewitness. Col Cadwalla- 
der Jones, as the most wonderful effort 
he ever heard. The members flocked 
around him, and close beneath him sat 
John Quincy Adams and Tristram Bur- 
gess in rapt attention. Another famous 
sentence was uttered in the course of a 
debate with Alexander Spear: "When I 
hear the words, 'this glorious Union,' me- 
thinks I hear the cry of the robber band, 
but when I hear the word, 'independent,' 
methinks I snuff treason in the tainted 
air." 

In 1829 Mr McDuffie married Miss m 
gleton, but she died the next year^ leav- 
ing but one child, who was the second 
wife of Gen Wade Hampton. 

It was of this man that Judge Huger 
remarked that if the South Carolina Col- 
lege had produced only George McDufRe 
she would have amply repaid the State for 
all its expenditure for her support. 
THOMAS HOUSE TAYLOR, D. D., 1819. 

While the graduates of the South Caro- 
lina College have been distinguished in all 
lines of life none have been more so than 
those who have entered the ministry. The 
people of South Carolina are familiar w..-i 
the names of many, but there are some 
whose great usefulness was exhibited in 
distant fields, and their names are not 
household words in the land of their 
birth. Among these is the Rev Dr Thomas 
House Taylor, the first honor graduate 
of the c'ass of 1819, and for twenty-'ihree 
years rector of Grace v^^iurch. New York. 



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Thomas House Taylor was one of the 
youngest of eleven children of Robertcan 
John an Margaret Taylor, of London, who 
came to this Stare and settled in George- 
town in 1792. and a younger brother of 
Robert A. Taylor, a distinguished graduate 
of the class of 1811, who was an aide of 
Governor R. I. Manning, and was one of 
the brilliant cortege that received Lafay- 
ette in 1S24. 

Thomas House Taylor was born in 
Georgetown, ISth October, 1799. Entering 
college he bore off the first honor in the 
class of 1819, C. G. Memminger standing 
second and Franklin H. Elmore third. He 
received deacon's orders in the Protestant 
Episcopal Church in 1821, had a charge at 
North Santee, was ordained priest at St 
John's, Colleton, John's Island, on 16th 
March. 1826, and was rector of that church 
until April, 1834, when he assumed the rec- 
torship of Grace Church, New York, and 
remained rector until his death in West 
Park, N. Y., 9th September, 1867, more 
than thirty-three years. In a sermon en- 
titled "Three-score Years and Ten," 
preached on the seventieth anniversary of 
the church by its rector, Henry C. Potter, 
a feeling tribute is paid to the memory 
of the deceased rector. "The circum- 
stances of Dr Taylor's call were somewhat 
peculiar. There is no doubt that Grace 
Church resented the persistence with 
which Trinity Church, Boston, had reit- 
erated t heir overtures to their rector. 
"When at length these overtures were suc- 
cessful' and Dr Wainwright had left them 
they turned their back upon New England 
and sought for a pastor in the South. In 
the earlier history of the parish they had 
found the man they wanted in South Car- 
olina, and to South v^arolina they now 
turned again. Their first rector, Dr Na- 
thaniel Bowen, was now Bishop of South 
Carolina, and to him they addressed a 
communication of inquiry, which elicited 
such a response as led them to empower 
him if, in his judgment, it should seem ex- 
pedient, to extend a call to the Rev Thom- 
as House Taylor to become their rector. 
It was a mark of confidence such as is 
rarely to be met with, and the result 
proves it to have been thoroughly de- 
served." * * * "A more useful and hon- 
orable record no man could desire." Under 
his ministry the new church building wa.s 
erected and consecrated, March. 7, 1846. H'^ 
also erected several missions. In his 
prime he was a man of exceptional pov/- 
ers. "There are many persons who can re- 
call some story of his characteristic energy 
and impulsiveness, but there was no one 
among all these traditions that did not re- 
dound to the honor of his native manhood, 
of his instinctive sense of justice, of his 
utter and who'esome scorn of all mean- 
ness and falsehood. He had the fire of 



the Southern sun in his veins, but rarely 
flashed save upon sufficient provocation, 
and while I have seen men writhe under 
his almost unrivalled powers of sarcasm 
in the course of debate upon the floor of 
our Diocesan Convention, neither I nor 
anj-one else who heard him could deny 
that the castigation he administered was 
eminently deserved. The more familiar 
side of his character was its kindlier side." 
Dr Taylor suffered a stroke of paralysis 
in the summer of 1865 and" at the request 
of the vestry went abroad for a change. 
"In May, 1867, he was at his post again, 
but in the following autumn, on the 9th 
September, his work was ended and he 
fell asleep." In the church he served so 
well a tablet has been erected to his mem- 
ory. 

BASIL MANLY, D. D., 1821. 

Basil Manly was born near Pittsboro, 
N. C, January 29, 1798. Two brothers, 
Charles and Matthias, for many years 
filled positions of usefulness and honor in 
North Carolina. Baptized iby the Rev 
Ro'bert T. Daniel, August 26, 1816, he be- 
came a member of Rocky Spring Baptist 
Chuch, by which body he was licensed to 
preach August 25, 1818. Soon afterward 
he went back to Beaufort, S. C, where he 
was prepared for college, studying under 
the Rev Dr Wm T. Brantly, pastor of the 
Baptist Church in Beaufort. In December, 
1819, he entered the junior class in South 
Carolina College, then under the presi- 
dency of the distinguished Jonathan 
Maxcy, who, however, died June 20, 1820. 
and was succeeded by Dr Thos Cooper, 
whose name as president is attached to 
the diploma given him on his graduation 
with first honor December 3, 1821, when 
honors were won by such men as Preston, 
Petigru and O'Neall. He was a member of 
the Clariosophic Society, which also con- 
ferred on him a diploma at his graduation. 
These documents still exist and are in 
charge of the authorities of South Caro- 
lina College. 

On his graduation Mr Manly was invited 
to Edgefield Court House, where a Bap- 
tist Church was organized, of wthlch he 
was pastor till March, 1826. While residing 
in Edgefleld he was, December 23, 1824, 
united in marriage to Miss Sarah Murray 
Rudulph, wLth Whose wise and tender love 
he was blessed as long as he lived. 

During his Edgefleld pastorate such v/as 
his reputation that, though there were not 
a few of no mean learning and fame in 
the ranks of the Baptist ministry, he was 
called, in 1826, to its most important posi- 
tion in the State, the First Baptist Church 
in Charleston, 'to succeed Dr Richard Fur- 
man.' whose praise had fllled the churches 
of the land and wTio had not been un- 
known in the councils of the nation. In 



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Charleston Wis ministry was attended by 
very remarkable results. 

Among the Baptists of the State he was 
an acknowledged leader; and, deeply im- 
pressed wi'th the importance of education 
in a school under Christian influences, he 
•la:bored diligently, in connection with 
others, to establish such an institution. 
TWis, after several changes of name and 
location, is now known as Furman Uni- 
versi'ty, 'in Greenville, S. C. In the cause 
of fheolos:ical education he felt especial 
interest; but it was more than twenty 
years after his pastorate in Charleston 
when he saw the fulfilment of his wishes 
in the establishmen't of the Southern Bap- 
tist Theological Seminary, also at Green- 
ville. On this consummation he was heard 
to sav 'that he "would rather have 'been 
an instrument of doing this work for 
Christ than to have been President of the 
United States." 

In 1837 he was called from the Charles- 
ton pastorate to 'be president of the Uni- 
versity of Alabama. To this institution he 
gave the prime of hlis manhood's powers 
and left it' in 1855, occupying a position of 
front^^ank among the colleges of the coun- 
try. From Alabama he returned in 1855 to 
Charleston as pastor of the Wentworth 
Street Baptist Church, where he remained 
till 1859. He then went again to Alabama 
as general evangelist for the State. In 
this work he continued with great success 
till January, 1861, when he became pastor 
in Montgomery, Ala. At the inauguration 
of Jefferson Davis as President of the 
Provisional Government of the Confederate 
States he acted as chaplain. After two 
years in Montgomery he removed to Tusca- 
loosa to take part with his son, Charles, 
in conducting the Alabama Central Female 
College. On November 22, 1864, he was 
stricken with paralysis, from wliich he 
partially recovered, so as to be able to 
preach sometimes. WMle on a visit to 
his son, Basil, in Greenville, S. C, he was 
attacked with pneumonia and died Decem- 
ber 21, 1868. In Greenville Wis remains now 
lie buried under a marble stone on which 
is inscribed a fit motto of his life and 
character. 

HON W. F. COL COCK, 1823. 

William Ferguson Colcock, son of Judge 
Charles Jones Colcock and his wife. Mary 
Woodward Hutson, was born in Beaufort. 
S. C, November 5, 1804. He attended the 
school of Mr Hurltourt, in Charleston, and 
entered the sophomore class of the South 
Carolina College in January, 1821, being a 
little more than 16 years old. He was 
graduated in December, 1823, with the first 
honors of his class. He studied law in the 
office of Col Wm Martin, was admitted to 
the Bar in November, 1825, and 'began the 
practice of law in Coosawhatcble, Beau- 
fort District. 



In 1830 he was elected a member of the 
Legislature from St Luke's Parish, Beau- 
fort District, and was re-elected contin- 
uously from that period until 1838, when 
he removed to Prince William's Parisb 
and was elected to the Legislature from 
there. 

In 1841 he was elected Speaker of the 
House and was continuously re-elected to 
that office until 1847, when he retired from 
the Legislature. 

In October, 1848, he was elected to Con- 
gress without opposition, succeeding the 
Hon R. B. Rhett; was re-elected to Con- 
gress in 1850 and again in January, 1853, 
without opposition. 

In April, 1853, he was appointed collector 
of the port of Charleston, S. C, by Presi- 
dent Franklin Pierce, was reappointed by 
President Buchanan and held the office 
until the State seceded from the Union, 
when he sent in his resignation to the 
United States Government and was ap- 
pointed collector under, first, the State of 
South Carolina and afterwards under the 
Confederate States Government. 

After the civil war, in 1866, he resumed 
his profession and continued to practice 
law in the Courts of Beaufort and Hamp- 
ton, with remar'kable energy, till he 
reached his 80th year. He then retired 
from active life and died at the age of 85 
in 1889 in McP'hersonville, S. C, at the 
home of his son, W. F. Colcock, Jr. He 
was twice married, first in 1829, to Miss 
Sarah Hugueriin, and in 1838 to Miss Em- 
meline L. Huguenin, daughter of Capt 
Abram Huguenin, of St Luke's Parish. 
RICHARD T. BRUMBY, 1824. 

Richard T. Brumby was born in Sum- 
ter County, August 4, 1804, He was pre- 
pared at Lincoln, N. C, by the Rev 
John Marshall. Entering the College 
in 1822, he graduated 1824, at the head 
of his class. After studying and prac- 
ticing law at Lincolnton five years Mr 
Brumby removed to Alabama in 1831 and 
for a year or two engaged in journalism. 
In 1834 he was elected professor of chem- 
istry in Alabama University. His chair 
embraced geology and Prof Brumby gave 
the first impulse to science in that por- 
tion of the West. When Sir Charles 
Lyell visited that region he was ably as- 
sisted by Prof Brumby and gives him due 
acknowledgment. In January, 1849, Prof 
Brumby accepted the chair of chemistry 
in the South Carolina College. Here he 
labored faithfully and successfully until 
1856, when on account of his health he 
resigned and removed to Marietta, Ga. 
Here he lived for many years. He died 
in Athens. Ga, October 6. 1875. 

Ji^MES HENLEY THORNWELL, 1831. 

James Henley Thornwell, one of the 
most illustrious alumni of the College, 
and one of the most profound logicians 



2§ 



and metaphysicians of his time, was born 
•n Marlboro, S. C, 1812. He entered 
College and immediately attracted atten- 
tion. His speeches in the Euphradian So- 
ciety attracted many persons from the 
Lown. He studied and taught until 1834, 
when he visited Harvard and then 
v\as made pastor of a church in 
Lancaster. He became professor of 
logic and belles leitres in the 
South Carolina College January, 1838. In 
1841, after a short absence in Charleston 
as pastor he returned to the College. 
He was president from 1852 to 1855, when 
he became a professor in the Columbia 
Theological Seminary. He was a great 
manager of men and was not sur- 
passed by any professor of the College 
in this respect. 

A fervid speaker and independent 
thinker, Mr Thornwell was a powerful 
advocate of Secession. He died August 
1, 1862, while in the prime of life. No 
simple sketch can do justice to the mem- 
ory of this great and good man, and so 
much is known of him that a longer 
sketch is unnecessary. 

ANDREW GORDON MAGRATH, 1831 

Andrew Gordon Magrath was born in 
Charleston, February 8, 1813. His father 
was an Irish patriot in 1798 and had to 
flee to Charleston, where he became a 
merchant. After preparation under 
Bishop England he entered the South 
Carolina College and graduated first in 
1831. He studied law under Mr Petigru 
and then entered Harvard Law School. 
Admitted to the Bar in Charleston in 1S35, 
he practiced with great success. He 
served in the Legislature from 1S40 to 
1844, and then withdrew from politics. 
President Pierce appointed him District 
Judge in 1856. He was Confederate Dis- 
trict Judge and member of the Secession 
Convention. In 1864 he was elected Gov- 
ernor, and a few months after was ar- 
rested by the Federal authorities and in- 
carcerated in prison at Fort Pulaski. Be- 
ing released he resumed his profession 
and labored in Charleston till his death, 
April 9, 1893. During his life he filled 
a prominent part as a citizen, and he 
lived and was a leading factor in strenu- 
ous times. 

GEN MILLEDGE LUKE BONHAM, 1834. 

Milledge Luke Bonham was the son of 
Capt James Bonham, a Revolutionary 
hero, who was at Yorktown, though only 
a boy of 15, and of Sophia Smith, niece 
of Capt James Smith, who was massacred 
by the Tories. After preparation in dif- 
ferent schools in Abbeville and Edge- 
field Milledge Eonham entered the South 



Carolina Collegfe. He says that he had 
no special aspiration until he saw the 
first commencement, when the spectacle 
of the young honor men making speeches 
before all the great dignitaries of the 
State, the Governor, the Judges in their 
robes, the Legislature and other bodies, so 
fired his ambition that he determined to 
enjoy that honor himself. This resolu- 
tion was kept and in 1834 young Bon- 
ham delivered the valedictory address 
assigned to the second honor man. 
Shortly after this he volunteerd for the 
Florida war and was made brigade major. 
After returning he studied and prac- 
ticed law in Edgefield and served in the 
Legislature from 1844 to 1846. The Mexi- 
can war again called him to the service 
of his country. He became colonel of the 
12th United States Infantry and for a 
time Military Governor of one of the 
Mexican provinces. On the death of 
Preston S. Brooks Milledge Bonham was 
elected to Congress and served there till 
the secession of South Carolina. Gover- 
nor Pickens appointed him major gen- 
eral and commander-in-chief of the 
army of South Carolina. After serving 
around Charleston he was appointed 
brigadier general of the Confederate 
Army and was at Manassas. He soon 
after resigned in consequence of a disa- 
greement with the war department and 
took a seat in the Confederate Congress. 
In December, 1862, he was elected Gover- 
nor of South Carolina, In 1865 Presi- 
dent Davis gave him a commission as 
brigadier of cavalry, but the war ended 
before he could organize his brigade. The 
people of Edgefield sent him to the Re- 
construction Legislature, but Congress 
dissolved it. In 1878 Governor Bonham 
was appointed railroad commissioner of 
South Carolina and served till his death, 
27th August, 1890. 

Governor Bonham was a man of great 
affability and a delightful conversation- 
alist. 

COL WILLIAM D. DeSAUSSURE, 1838. 

Yv^'illiam Davie DeSaussure, son of 
William F. DeSaussure, was born in Co- 
lumbia, S. C, December 12, 1819, resided 
there and entered the South Carolina Col- 
lege, where he graduated and subse- 
quently studied law. He raised a com- 
pany for the Mexican war, and served 
as captain of Company H, Palmetto regi- 
ment. Entering the United States army 
he was assigned to Joseph E. Johnston's 
regiment on the plains, and served there 
until Secession, when he returned and 
raised the 15th S. C. V. After a career 
of great gallantry Col DeSaussure was 
killed at the battle of Gettysburg, July, 
1^63. 



PLAN TO MARK THE CENTENNIAL 



A Fund that Ought to Do Much Good and Conform to the Honor 
System of the South Carolina College. 



A great deal has recently toeen written 
of the honor system in American colleges. 
The president of one of the great and rich 
universities has said that the honor sys- 
tem had been tried at Cornell on exami- 
nations and would have to be abandoned, 
because dt was a failure. The honor system 
has been in use at the South Carolina Col- 
lege for a century and it is a success. 
There are very many reasons why this is 
true, but the point just now is that the 
honor system at the South Carolina Col- 
lege has made men. It has taught self- 
respect and self-reliance and, above all. 
honesty. 

There have been various suggestions as 
to what ought to he done to commemo- 
rate the centennial celebration. 

Some have suggested the erection of an 
alumni hall; others advise different per- 
manent buildings. The one thing that has 
already been done has been to start the 
work on the South Carolina College Alumni 
Record and Prof R. Means Davis, the edi- 
tor-in-chief, and his board of assistant 
editors, have already done a great amount 
of work on this important volume. 

Northern and Eastern colleges have 
raised large endowment funds on the oc- 
casion of their anniversaries. Many col- 
leges, with a far less glorious record than 
the South Carolina College, have secured 
hundreds of thousands of dollars, even 
millions, for endowments. The South Caro- 
lina College has no endowment. Its alumni 
have never been called upon for any con- 
siderable money and there is no disposi- 
tion now to do any 'begging. The Allston, 
Hampton and other scholarship funds 
exist in name only; the funds heing swal- 



lowed up in the days of reconstruction and 

the scholarships now carry free tuition for 
superior scholarship, in honor of the men 
who endowed the scholarships.. Could not 
the alumni and friends of the College mark 
the centennial celebration in some endur- 
ing way? Would it not be a good idea to 
help others? Charity is not wanted and 
ought not to he extended to young men, 
but a helping hand would be welcome. 
Many a young man can raise $100 a year 
for his college course, but he cannot af- 
ford the other $50 or $100 for his expenses. 
Here is the chance for the alumni— men 
who have made their mark and their for- 
tunes. Do not give the young man this 
$50 or $100; that would do harm. Lend the 
money to the young man. Do not require 
any security or endorsement, but accept 
a note made by the student, due one or 
two years after graduation. It will be a 
deht of honor and will be so regarded. 
Such a plan has already been tried upon 
a small scale by alumni in various coun- 
ties and not a cent has been lost, except 
in case of death. What could be better 
than to raise such a fund, place it in the 
hands of the trustees of the College, the 
faculty or a board of experienced men, 
with Mr W. A. Clark as chairman of the 
board, and lend from the fund to deserv- 
ing students? It would not be well to lend 
more than $100 a year to any one student 
and perhaps, if the fund be small, a small- 
er amount could he agreed upon, but make 
it as a loan, and not a gift, and make its 
return an obligation of honor. It will "be 
the means of helping many a deserving 
young man and of doing untold good in a 
quiet and unostentatious manner. 

August Kohn, Class 1889. 



A HINT TO COLLEGE STUDENTS 



Right Use of the Mother Tongue an Evidence of Education — 

V/hat Was Said by Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler Before 

the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Vassar. 



Who is the educated man? By what 
signs shall we know him? Firsc among 
the evidences of an education I name cor- 
rectness and precision in the use of the 
mother tongue. Important as tlais power 
is, and is admitted to be, it is a compara- 
tively new thing in education. The mod- 
ern European languages took on educa- 
tional significance only when the decen- 
tralization of culture began at the close 
of the Middle Ages. So late as 1549 
Jacques de Bellay supported the study of 
French with the very mild assertion that 
it is "not so poor a tongue as many think 
it." Mulcaster, writing a httle later, 
found it necessary to tell why his book 
on education was put in English rather 
than in Latin, and to defend the vernacu- 
lar when he referred to its educational 
usefulness. Melanchthon put German in 
a class with Greek and Hebrew, and con- 
trasted all three unfavorably with Latin. 
Indeed it was not until the ^j.^c^nt Ger- 
man Emperor plainly told the Berlin 
School Conference of 1S9U that a national 
basis was lacking in German education; 
that the foundation of the gymnasium 
course of study must be German; that 
the duty of the schoolmasters was to train 
the young to become Germans, not Greeks 
and Romans, and that the German lan- 
guage must be made the centre around 
which all other subjects revolved, that a 
revision of the official school programme 
was brought about that made place for 
the really serious study of the German 
language and literature. And to-day, 
where the influence of the English uni- 
versities and of not a few American col- 
leges is potent, the study of English is 
slight and insignificant, indeed. The su- 
perstition that the best gate to English 
is through the Latin is anything but dead. 

But for the great mass of the people 
the vernacular is not only the established 
medium of instruction but fortunately 
also an important subject of study. A 
chief measure of educational accomplish- 
ment is the ease, the correctness and the 
precision with which one uses this instru- 
ment. 

It is no disrespect to the splendid litera- 
tures which are embodied in the French 
and the German tongues, and no lack of 
appreciation of the services of those great 
peoples to civilization and to culture, to 
point out that of modern languages the 
English is easily the first and most pow- 
erful, for "it is the greatest instrument 
of communication that is now in use 



among men upon the earth." It is tne 

speecii OL an aggressive people among 

! vviiuiii inuiViauai nocrLy ana peisonai ixij.- 

i tiative are in^my pnzea. it io.iid snort, 

I no aouut, oi me pnixosopb.cai pLabJxty 

I oi tne u-icCK ana oi ine sc^en^-nic aucciucy 

Oi Lxie -.ciinaii, out wnni is diere j.a tne 

I whole neia Oj. numan pabSiun ana numau 

I acciOii Liiat ic ca-nnot express vvita xrec- 

aoiii ana witn a power a.i itS own; jtuin 

Utneiio inuo v^errnaii or compaie cne verse 

oi oneiiey or ox jveacs Wicu tne sj.acej.ui 

lines 01 iiome or tncir i? rciicn couLempo- 

ranes, ana leain cne peculiar power oi tne 

jiiiigiisn ipcecii. xu toinipie wora or sono- 

xous i-inrase it xs uneq,uaiiea as a meaiuxn 

to reveai tne i-nougiiLS, iiie xeeimgs ana 

ciic iuco-xs Oj. liuinamty. 

wile s liOiu Upon Liic i^ngiisn tongue is 
mcaburea oy u^s cnoice oj. woras ana loy 
nis Ucse or laiom. iiie CuinpoaiLe ena.rac- 
fer OI moaerii jL.ngii.s5j1 oners a wiae ne.d 
lor api. ana nappy ciioice of expression. 
Tne eaucatca nian, at nome wnn iiis 
mocher tongue, niove^i easiiy about m ils 
aaxon, irtoniaiixc ana Latxn elements, ana 
nas gairiea Dy long experience ana wiae 
it;aaing a KiioWieueie or tne nieiiLai mci- 
atnce ox woras as weii as 01 tneir artisuc 
eriect. ±le is nanipered oy no set j.ormu- 
ias, dul manixesLb in nis speecn, spoKeii 
axiu \vritLeii, tne cnaracicn&LiC powers 
ana appreciation of ms nature. Tne eau- 
catea man is ox necessity, tnerexore, a 
constant reaaer of tne oe&t written ±L,ng- 
iiSii. xxe reaas not lor conscious imita.- 
tiuii, bUt lor unconsciuus aosorption and 
renection. He knows tne wiue aistinc- 
tion D-fetweeii correct English on tne one 
hand ana peaant^c, or as it sometimes 
is cailea, ■"eiegant,' Engiiijn on tne otner. 
He IS more iiKeiy to "go to DeO" than to 
•"retire," to ""get up' man to "arise," to 
have "'legs ratner tnan iimbs," to "aress ' 
than to ""clotne nimseif ; ' and to "niaKe 
a speecn" ratner tnan to "aeiiver an ora- 
tion." ±ie Knows tnac "if you near poor 
English ana read poor English, you will 
pretty sureiy speaK poor Engiisn ana 
write poor Engnsn," ana governs nimseif 
accoramgly. He realizes tlie power and 
place of j>^.om and its relation to gram- 
mar, and shows his skill by preserving a 
balance between the two in his style. He 
would follow with intelligent sympatny 
the scholarly discussions or idiom and of 
g-rammar by Prof Earle and would find 
therein the justification of much of his 
best practice. In short, in his use of his 
mother tongue he would g:ive sure evi- 
dence of an education. 



FOUR OIL PAINTINGS 

TO BE UNVEILED. 



Handsome Portraits of Dr James H. Carlisle, Dr J. M. McBryde, 

Former President James Woodrow and Gen Wade 

Hampton to be Presented To-day. 



Hampton, Carlisle and McBryde, Distinguished Types of Living Alumni- 

Dr Woodrow Honored as a Beloved Professor and Former 

President of the College — Presentations hy the 

Literary Societies and Former Stuilents. 



Carlisle, Hampton, McBryde and Woodrow! W'hat names these are to Carolinians. 
They stand at the head of the list of eminent men. Three of them are alumni of 
the South Carolina CoHege and the fourth is almost so. Dr Carlisle is a man of God, 
beloved and honored wherever known. For j-ears he has 'been at the head of Wofford 
College and his name and that of Wofford are closely linked tog"ether and to its sis- 
ter College does Wofford owe this prince of men and educators. 

Hampton, the man who redeemed his State; the soldier and the statesman, with 
the spirit that has always characterized him, came to Charleston to attend the cen- 
tennial celebration of his alma mater. 

Dt McBryde, for many years president of the South Carolina College, is an Abibe- 
ville boy. He is now president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacks- 
burg, Va, and his wonderful success there testifies to his great work at the South 
Carolina College. Dr McBryde was beloved by every student who was at the College 
while he was in charge and there is no more distinguished alumnus of the Col- 

GEN WADE HAMPTON, CLASS 1845. 

Dr Woodrow, while not himself an alumnus of the College, was for so many years 
connected with the institution and devoted so many years of his life to the College 
that he considers himself almost an alumnus and the student body wishes he were. 
Dr Woodrow was for a number of years president of the College and diid noble and 
splendid work, for whatever Dr Woodrow undertakes he does well. 

When Prof R. Means Davis and President F. C. Woodward, Prof F. Horton Col- 
cock, Mr John J. McMahan, Mr August Kohn and others, who have been working 
on the centennial matter, were thinking of some distinctive feature for the pro- 
gramme, it was suggested that it would be a good thing to present one or two 
paintings of distinguished alumni. First one name was suggested and then another 
and finally it was decided to give the places of honor to the four distinguished 
men named. Artists were secured and they were instructed to od their best. 
Personal visits were made to study the subjects, and the portraits will 
to-day be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies, as shown hy the offi- 
cial programme. More will be said of the portraits wTien they are shown to 
the world. The portraits of former Presidents McBryde and Woodrow were pre- 
sented to the College by students, who were there while these distinguished edu- 
cators were at the College. 

The oil painting of Gen Hampton is the gift of the Clariosophic Literary Society, 
of which he is the most distinguished living alumnus. 

The portrait of Dr Carlisle is the gift of the Euphradian Literary Society, of 
which he is the most distinguished living alumnus. 



THE MEN AT THE HELM 



Trustees and Faculty in Charge of South Carolina 
College To-day. 



The men who now have charge of the 
South Carolina College and who have the 
responsibility of its management and the 
charge of the student body are as fol- 
lows: 

The board of trustees consists of the fol- 
lowing named gentlemen: 

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. 

M. B. McSweeney, Governor and chair- 
man of the board. 

John J. McMahan, superintendent of ed- 
ucation, South Carolina College. 

D. S. Henderson, chairman of the com- 
mittee on education, Senate. 

Huger Sinkler, chairman of the commit- 
tee on education. House of Represen:a- 
tives. 

ELE-CTIVE MEMBERS. 

Julian Mitchell, Charleston, alumni Col- 
lege of Charleston. 

W. C. T. Bates, alumni South Carolina 
College. 

John T. Sloan, alumni South Carolina 
College. 

Robert Macfarland, alumni South Caro- 
lina College. 

C. E. Spencer, alumni South Carolina 
College. 

J. Q. Davis, alumni South Carolina Col- 
lege. 

August Kohn, alumni South Carolina 
College. 

THE FACULTY 

The following are the mem..bers of the 
faculty now in charge of the College: 

President F. C. Woodward, A. M. Litt. 
D., professor of English language and lit- 
erature. 



Prof Benjamin Sloan, physics and as- 
tronomy. 

Prof W. B. Burney, Ph D., chemistry. 

Prof E. S. Joynes, M. A. LL. D., modern 
languages. 

Prof R. M. Davis, A. B. LL. B., history 
and political science. 

Prof Jos Daniel Pope, A. M.. LL. D., 
law. 

Prof J. Wm Flinn. D. D., philosophy. 

Prof Patterson Wardlaw, A. B., peda- 
gogics. 

Prof Charles W. Bain, M. A., ancient 
languages. 

Prof F. Horton Colcock, C. E., mathe- 
matics. 

Associate Prof G. A. Wauchope, M. A. 
Ph D., English languages and literature. 

Associate Prof A. C. Moore, A. B., biolo- 
gy, geology and mineralogy. 

Prof Edwin L. Green, M. A. Ph D., ad- 
junct professor of ancient languages. 

Prof M. H. Moore, A. B., LL. B., ad- 
junct professor of law. 

Mr H. L. Spahr, A. B., instructor in 
modern languages. 

U. S. SENATOR F. H. ELMORE, '19. 

Mr G. McCutchen. A. B., instructor in 
history and political science. 

The Rev J. Wm Flinn, D. D., chaplain. 

Prof G. A. Wauchope, secretary. 

Miss M. H. Rion, librarian. 

Mis.s M. LeConte. assistant librarian. 

B. W. Taylor, M. D., physician in charge 
of the infirmary. 

E. J. Wannamaker, M. D., assistant 
physician. 

M. C. Dyches, marshal. 

Mrs M. J. Ferrell, matron of infirmary. 



COLLEGE REMINISCENCES 



How Thirigs Looked to the Class of 1844— No Member of the 
Faculty in 1842 Was 50 Years Old and Some of Them Were 
Much Younger, Notably the Famous Di, Thornwell.— Presi- 
dent R. W. Barnwell and His Intense Interest in the Col- 
lege.— Relations Between Professors and Students.— The 
Latter Had Their Own Code of [Ethics and Respect for Pro- 
fessors Was Not One of Its Requirements.— Relations of the 
Students to Each Other.— Origin of the Y. M. C. A.— Growth 
of Newspaper Notice ot College Life.— Introduction of Rail, 
roads, Telegraphs and Telephones.— Extract from an Address 
of Dr. Carlisle Fifty Years Ago. 



(By Dr James H. Carlisle.) 
A student entering' the sophomore class of 
the South 'Carolina Coileg-e in February. 
1842, found a faculty in which there was 
no member 50 years of age. Dr Robert 
Henry, 'the senior professor, was president 
pro tern through the year and was for- 
m'ally put into that ofRce in December. 
Although a former pupil was now 'his col- 
league, (Prof .T. H. ThoTnwell,) he had 
not quite finished his 50th year. Dr Wi'l- 
liam Harper, next in age, was one year 
his .iuni'Or. Dr Francis Lieber, most widely 
known of all the pro'fessors, was only 42. 

The new student was struck with the 
fresh traditions of two officers who had 
recently left the College, President R. W. 
Barnwell and the Rev Stephen Euliott, 
chaplain. The young men privileged to be 
under these instructors seem to have been 
greatly impressed, partly by W'hat these 
men taug'ht, but cliiefly by what these 
men were. 

One of his colleagues told me afterwards 
that he had known President Barnwell to 
walk the floor of 'his study in moTtification 
and shame, in agony even, 'because of some 
disorderly or unworthy conduct of stu- 
dents. This professor thought that the 
president may have been too acutely sensi- 
tive or exacting. But Dr Barnwell had be- 
fore him always a very hig'h standard of 
conduct. He could not see why the young 
men, called from the schools of the State 
to the privilege's of higher education, 
should 'have a code of manners and morals 
entirely distinct from that which was bind- 
ing on young men of their age in other 
callings. He cou'M not see why a gentle- 
man who happened to be a professor 
should be exposed to flippant, coarse, even 
insulting, treatment, from Wihich his char- 
acter and age would be a sure protection 



everywhere, except in a college campus. 
The college boys of that time seemed to 
draw a well-deflned circle, witbin which 
were 'the things counted mean and low. In- 
to that circle very few students dared to 
intrude. Unfortunately the radius of that 
circle was rather short. Important fields o>f 
life and conduct were outside of it that 
should have been inc'Iuded. If their code 
of conduct had been symmetrical and co'm- 
plete; if they had been so attentive to all 
the virtues and graces of character as 
they were to some favorite ones, what 
splendid fellows they would 'have been! 

The intercourse between professors and 
students in our day was rather formal and 
restrained. It required some boldness for 
a student to go 'to a professor's study for 
counsel, or even to stay behind at the close 
of a recitation for any help. The fear of 
"boot-licking" was carried to an excessive 
degree. Both parties felt impulses and de- 
sires that were not ignoMe, but these had 
to be repressed. A change among the col- 
leges in 'this respect is now evident. Let us 
take for gTanted that the ug^ly word, the 
ugly thing it means, and the extreme dread 
of it, 'have all disappeared from the cam- 
pus. 

The association of the students among 
themselves was entirely cordial and free. 
Up-country or low-country. Democrat or 
Whig, rich or poor — these words migh't 
have suggested lines of fierce divisions, but 
they never did. No young man failed to 
gain his hold on the students because of 
bis recognized, accepted poverty. No young 
man gained a lasting hold because of any 
sihow of wealth. This seems 'to 'be a char- 
acteristic of most American co'lleges to a 
marked degree. May it never be other- 
wise ! 

The College uniform, a dark, long-tailed 



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coat, with straig-ht breast and standing col- 
lar, was g^oing- out of use. 

The two literary societies were valuable 
features of college life. Traditions reached 
ns of a time when after adjournment on 
Saturday night the members, drawn up on 
opposite side of the campus, would indulge 
in guerrilla warfare with sticks and 
stones. There was nathing in our time to 
make these stories credible. The symbols 
on the watch-keys and reading stands gave 
Clariosophics a chance to say to us, "Our 
union is of hearts, your Euphradian union 
is of hands." In selecting room mates or 
friends society lines were not considered. 
A good speech in one hall was noised 
abroad in the other. 

The athletic spirit has helped to lessen 
the outbreaks of animal life, too numerous 
in those days. The gushing energy of a 
healthy, growing young man is like the 
"liquid air" that is now startling the 
scientific world. Confined too closely, it 
n-ay explode with destructive power, but 
left with an opening it Tna.y pass away in 
harmless effervescence. 

While we were going through our 
senior 3'ear an influence was started in 
the Old World that has been of very great 
service to our institutions. A young busi- 
ness man in London. (1844.) Mr George 
Williams, gathered a few young clerks 
for intellectual and moral improvement. 
To-day the Young Men's Christian Asso- 
ciations are a mighty power for good in 
colleges. 

The college bill of intellectual fare was 
about as meritorious as tha.t of the 
steward's hall was considered somet'mes. 
The regular B. A. course was pi;escribed 
for all. In one instance, when a young 
man with very defective eyes wished to 
leave out Greek, special permission from 
the trustees was required. 

Examinations were all oral, with no 
chance to cheat, except where we cheated 
ourselves into the belief that our hurried 
preparations for these hours of trial were 
real scholarship. 

The first railroad to the Capital was 
formally opened June 15, 1S42. At that 
time Columbia was a small town, with 
scarcely six thousand inhabitants. It had 
no telegraph lines, no telephones, no street 
cars, no postal delivery, no postal cards, 
no postage stamps, no envelopes," no gas 
works, no daily newspaper. Occasionally 
a correspondent might write to the 
Charleston Courier about the College 
news, but no commencement in our day 
filled as much space in the newspaper as 
is now given to a game of foot ball. Dis- 
tinguished visitors were not so common 
then as now. Still at intervals the stu- 
dents were permitted to "gaze on great- 
ness." In the spring of our junior year 
we were surprised to hear that W. C. 



Bryant, on his way to visit W. Gilmore 
Simms, had spent a night on our campus. 
But he came and went, his presence being 
unknown to the students. Dr Dionysius 
Lardner, of England, Baron von Raumer, 
the historian, from Germany, and the Hon 
Henry Clay visited Columbia in our senior 
year. 

And now let "narrative old age" claim 
its privilege. In 1854 (December) Mr J. L. 
Petigru delivered in the new chapel a 
historical address. commemorating the 
opening of the College fifty years before. 
In the following June, when called on to 
deliA-er an inaugural lecture, at the close 
of the first year's exercises in Wofford 
College, I alluded to that celebration. The 
manuscript which was before me then 
has been unopened for many j^ears. It 
lies before me now and I venture to copy 
the closing sentences. They express the 
feelings with which the armor was put on 
for college work. Now, as the time draws 
near when that armor must be put off I 
repeat these words as the fervent wish 
of my heart for our native State, her Col- 
lege and colleges: 

"It is cheering to see how many minds 
are turned towards the great subject of 
education. Our own little Commonwealth 
never before contained so many institu- 
tions of learning. We believe the field is 
not so crowded that the laborers must 
turn their weapons against each other. 
There is room, thtre is work, for all. 
There is room for the State College, who 
seems lately to have renewed her youth, 
while celebrating her fiftieth anniversary. 
Fifty years hence, when some old graduate 
of Wofford College may lean upon his 
staff to tell another generation about our 
beginning, I hope then the State College 
may be entering upon the hundredth year 
of its existence with all the marks of age, 
except its weakness. There is room for 
the institutions of another name and 
faith. Everj' building, reared by what- 
ever hands, that may rise, dedicated to 
the great work of religious instruction, 
shall but draw from our hearts the fra- 
ternal benediction, 'For our brethren and 
companions' sake we will now say. peace 
be within thee.' It will at once meet the 
wishes of Benjamin Wofford and fill our 
own ambition if we can help them to 
furnish what our age and country greatly 
need and must have, thoroughly educated, 
conscientious men. Let us all who touch 
the educational interests of our State at 
any point, whether at that school which 
is first in time and first in influence, the 
fireside, or at the academy or college — let 
us all aim at this, and then, with the 
blessing of Heaven, whatever storms may 
sweep over the forests of the earth, the 
palmetto shall stand as a 'tree, planted by 
the rivers of water." 



A WORD FOR COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 



The Beneficial Effect of Outdoor Sports on tlie Moral Tone, as Well as tlie 
flealtli, of the Students.— Influence of Athletics in Creating and Main- 
taining an Esprit de Corps in the College. 



(By F. C. Woodward, President South Car- 
olina Colleg-e.) 

The relation of athletics to colleg-e life 
is not a matter of approval or disapproval 
of mere boyish g-ames, and it is not to be 
settled by a sample prohibitory dictum 
when boards or faculties or communities 
do not happen to approve certain athletic 
sports. Athletics are too vital a part of 
miodern coUeg-iate organization to be either 
ignored or abolished. The round develop- 
ment of manhood, now conceded to con- 
sist in equable training of physical, men- 
tal and m;oral powders of our nature, im- 
plies a proper collegiate system of athlet- 
ics as much as intellectual training im- 
plies suitable collegiate courses of study. 
It is imp'Oldtic ,it is even reactionary, to 
speak of abolishing athletics in any col- 
lege. They are a necessary branch of col- 
lege instruction and college equipment. 
They have come in answer to a deeply felt 
need among collegians and they will re- 
main, no miatter who bids them begone, 
to fulfil a need that no other agency can 
fulfil. For though as yet in their mitial 
and imperfect stage and liable to abuses, 
'they are the medium of that right physi- 
cal training which alone affords sound 
•basis for the best intellectual and moral 
culture. 

It may be concluded, then, in the outset, 
that athletics are an organic part in the 
upbuilding of the race. The pertinent in- 
quiry then is how shall they best be con- 
trolled and directed? The desideratum is 
fit athletic courses, and these fitly admin- 
istered for their purposes. Such fit choice 
and administration are the more neces- 
s'ary since this branch of college woirk 
largely pertains to the .student body and 
involves their participation in its organiza- 
tion and management. Indeed, the proper 
regulation and the best results of any sys- 
tem of athletics depend so largely upon 
the students that boards and faculties, 
while necessary, are yet somewhat subor- 
dinate and ancillary agencies and need to 
bear their part with care and circumspec- 
tion lest they should hurt rather than help 
this department of college work. 

It will 'be well to direct attention to some 
of the practical benefits of college ath- 
letics and to point out some of the reasons 
for the incorporation of this new branch 
among the traditional and accepted depart- 
ments of the modern college. For it is not 
going too far to declare that athletics 
must be reckoned with hereafter, not as 
an incident of education, but as an inte- 
gral and vitally organic part of the whole 
educational system. The benefits here 
spoken of are neither few nor unimpor- 
tant. 



The most imimediate and obvious aid 
thus rendered to the cause of education is 
found in improved physical development 
and the corresponding improvement in 
physical health, mental vigor and moral 
tone. Though athletics are but a recent 
addition to college plants, the records of 
higher educational institutions show that 
the standard of physical fitness is rapidly 
improving among the colleges especially, 
and also in the country at larg^e gymnasi- 
ums are becoming a necessary part of col- 
lege equipment, outdoor sports have be- 
come widely popular, the colleges leading 
in this popularization. The number of 
athletes is continually increasing, the num- 
ber of students participating grows every 
year and the whole student body of the 
colleges generally feels the uplift and im- 
provement in physical culture. Indeed, the 
colleges may now be accounted the chief 
sources of a propaganda that promises to 
correct evident tendencies toward physical 
degeneration of our stock. For they are 
the avowed opponents of the indolence, 
luxury and dissipation that threaten such 
degeneracy. 

This palpable benefit is not, however, 
so important nor so ihelpful as the ensu- 
ing impetus to moral healthfulness that is 
the beneficent accompaniment of this ath- 
letic revival. The effect of athletics in re- 
straining evil passions and tendencies to 
dissipation renders them helpful allies of 
morality and religion, and thus makes 
them conservators of society and abettors 
of personal and domestic purity. The stu- 
dent who would excel in athletic sports 
must be self-controlling, abstemious, con- 
tinent; he must eschew cigarettes, alco- 
holic beverages, luxurious fare, in a word, 
all form,s of sensuality. It is easy of proof 
that such restraint of passion, such curb 
to indulgence, acts beneficially upon all 
participants in athletic sports ,and through 
them upon the students generally; for the 
standard of manliness thus recommended 
will prevail by the infiuence of these ex- 
emplars and by the evidently excellent re- 
sults attending these sports. 

But the scientific argument in this phase 
of the case is even more convincing than 
precept and example. This argument rests 
upon the well-proven fact that athletic 
exercise conduces to personal purity, to 
cleanness in thought and in conduct. Ath- 
letics do this by virtue of their invigorat- 
ing effects upon the body, correcting the 
sensual tendencies of indolent and seden- 
tary habits of life, inviting the thought to 
clean and wholesome subjects and direct- 
ing the overfiow of animal spirits, the su- 
perfluous, sensuous energy of youth, upon 
objects of innocent and natural gratifica- 
tion, witli iiappie&t results to mind and 



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body. Nothing- tends more certainly to 
Looseness of life than bodily indolence, and 
few thinsrs more foster base sensual pas- 
sions than tne sedentariness that is, in 
other respects, also, the bane of student 
life. The men who exercise their bodies 
in the open air— the Indian, the farmer, 
the hunter, the athlete— these are the 
sober, the vig-orous, the continent men. 
This subtile but prevailing- arg-ument is 
the strong-est appeal of the athletic m'ove- 
ment for acceptance and approval. 

There are other less lofty, but no less 
cog-ent, reasons why athletics should be 
encouraged in our colleges and schools. 
They enhance and invig-orate colleg-e life 
and afford the needed rallying point for 
oolleg-e spirit and college loyalty. The high 
ultimate aims of college instruction are 
too remote and ideal to afford present in- 
centive to honest, healthy, right-hearted, 
but careless, inexperienced, unserious un- 
dergraduates. These require a more pal- 
pable object, a more immediately appeal- 
ing motive. And it is not surprising that 
they should find these in the harmonizing 
and' unifying influences of college and 
inter-college athletics. For such contests 
arouse at once the spiri: of generous emu- 
lation among themselves and among as- 
sociated colleges. Healthful rivalry is a 
most effective stimulus to effort and this 
is the laudable rationale of inter-collegiate 
athletics. Human beings will compece. 
and when this competition is kindly and 
fair there is no better way to foster re- 
S'pect and good-will among them. There 
is certainly no better way to promote in- 
ter-collegiate comity and harmony than in 
generous athletic competition. 

Within the college itself, too, the good 
effects of athletics are seen in the fact 
that they afford all s:udents common meet- 
ing ground, imbuing all with a common 
sentiment and enabling them to under- 
stand and appreciate each other. Athletic 
sports are essentially democratic; no so- 
cial, no academic distinctions prevails in 
the athletic field: but manliness, skill, per- 
sonal force, vigorous individuality set the 
standards and win the prizes. Students 
mingle in such sports as they do nowhere 
else; and they discover each other's gifts 
and excellencies here as they do nowhere 
else. The practical effect is to acquaint 
them with each other, to show them each 
other's good points and to awaken respect 
and regard for each other. 

Another by no means inconsiderable gain 
from college athletics is found in the as- 



sistance they afford in the administration 
of college discipline. The cessation of the 
old-time pe:ty or serious college escapades, 
such as greased blackboards, tarred desks, 
purloined bell-clap'pers, calathumpian enor- 
mities and the like is chiefly due to the in- 
tervention of athletics. These tricks dis- 
appear from colleges where a lively inter- 
est in athletics draws together s:udents 
and faculty and unites them in a common 
effort to excel in the field of inter-collegi- 
ate competition. Where all are thus inter- 
ested 3'ou hear little of disciplinary se- 
verity on the one hand or of student mis- 
behavior on the other. Athletics have be- 
come the chief agency in promoting good- 
will and good understanding between stu- 
dents and faculties. 

It may be granted that this department 
of college work is liable to abuses, espe- 
cially in this its initial stage of develop- 
ment and adaptation to an old order upon 
which it is being grafted. It would be 
very strange if, under the circumstances, 
there were not friction and opposition and 
even downright hostility to so new and 
so radical a departure from the traditional 
paths. But the innovation is a desirable 
one and it is sure to persit and prevail. 
The experience of the last thirty years in 
American colleges, how^ever, gives the live- 
liest reassurance of the practicability and 
usefulness of this innovation; there is the 
best reason to believe that a moderate use 
of tact and judgment will obviate difficul- 
ties, correct errors and adapt the new 
order to the old, to the strengthening of 
both and the lasting benefit of all inter- 
ested . 

The adjustment of these matters and 
their oversight and direction should be 
left in the hands of the various faculties 
and government committees of the col- 
leges, and they should be recommended to 
call into counsel with them the alumni 
and students of their colleges in all mat- 
ters pertaining to athletics. The manage- 
ment of athletic finances especially should 
be under the direction of careful and ex- 
perienced men of business, and to this 
end should be vested in a committee com- 
posed equally of students, alumni and 
members of the faculty. 

Certainly the development of athletics 
in our colleges and schools should be heart- 
ily encouraged. There is no reason why 
they should not become one of the most 
helpful aids to the moral and manly de- 
velopment of our young men. 



RAiSON D'ETRE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. 



Conditions iu the State that Led to its Establishment —No Need 
of a College in Colonial Times, Primary Education Being 
Furnished by Tutors or Good Private Schools for the Well- 
to-Do and by Charitable Endowments and Charitable Socie- 
ties for the Poor, and Those Who Could Afford a College 
Education Getting it in England.— Organic Differences of the 
Population of the Up-Country and the Low- Country. —The 
State College a Political Necessity.— Establishment of the 
College.— Its First President.— The First Graduate —The Col- 
lege as a School for Statesmen.— College Rebellions and Other 
Troubles —Successive Presidents.— The College in the War 
to Maintain the Rights of the States.— Later History. 



(By Prof R. Means Davis.) 
To understand the conditions which 
calied for the estato'lishment of the South 
Carolina College it is necessary to roll 
back t'he scroll of previous history for more 
than a century. The first permanent set- 
tlement in South Carolina was made chief- 
ly 'by English Dissenters, who came by 
way of the West Indies and settled upon 
the fertile river banks along the coast. In 
time other immigrants fo'Uowed from dif- 
ferent nations, having different religious 
creeds, but dominant ideas were English 
and the dominant pursuit was agriculture. 
The population was not concentrated in 
one city or in towns. 

As the voyage of the Mayflower preceded 
that of the Caro'lina by half a century, it 
is impossiible to point to institutions of 
learning in this State that vie in age with 
those illumining the. "rock bound coast" 
of Massachusetts. But the historian Ram- 
say declares that "the knowledge of gram- 
mar and the Latin and Greek languages 
could be obtained in Carolina at any time 
after 1712, or the forty-second year subse- 
quent to the settlement of the province. Sdr 
Francis Nicholson, the first Royal Gover- 
nor, (1721,) gave a freslh impulse to educa- 
tion. The Dudlow fund, the Beresford 
bounty, the Charleston, Winyah, Indigo 
and Fellowship societies, together with 
parochial and other schools, attest the in- 
terest taken by the people in primary edu- 
cation. But there were as yet no colleges, 
because the people felt no need for them. 
South Carolina was so closely connected 



with the mother country that many plant- 
ers and merchants sent their sons to Ox- 
ford, Cambridge, Edinburgh or Glasgow. 
McCrady says South Carolina sent more 
young men to the mother country than any 
other province and !he shows that these 
young men returning home were leaders 
in the great struggle for American inde- 
pendence. During the latter part of Col- 
onial history, too, a number of young men 
went to Princeton, Brown, Yale and the 
other Northern colleges. So far as the 
rich settlers of the coast country were con- 
cerned there were neither sufficient induce- 
ments nor sufficient numtoers to cause the 
establishment of a college. 

But South Carolina was divided socially 
and politically as well as physiog''"^ohically 
into two sections, at one time ari-_.jt dis- 
tinct and independent of one another. The 
civilization of the coast extended inland in 
some places as far as the great geologic 
line of demarkation, tout no further. Above 
Silver Bluff, the Oongarees and the Che- 
raw a beautiful region was given over to 
the abroginees and to a few Indian traders, 
who risked their scalps for the sake of 
buying peltry In a cheap market to sell in 
a dear one. In 1753, however. Governor 
Glenn secured from the C'herokees a grant, 
to last "as long as grass grows and rivers 
run," of a stretch of land from Long Cane 
to Keowee, including probably also all the 
lands between the Broad and Wateree 
rivers. Two years later the defeat of Brad- 
dock drove a swarm of immigrants fro'm 
Pennsylvania and Virginia to the fair for- 



ests and fair fields of upper Carolina. Be- 
:ween the old and new settled reg^ions lay 
a broad belt of no man's land, which cut 
ofE the civilization of the coast from thai 
up the uplands. 

The older society had become somewhat 
homogeneous, i:s differen: elements having 
accommodated themselves to one another. 
"But the new se:tlemnts in the back coun- 
try were heterogeneous and independent. 
Side by side poured in the Scotch-Irish 
Presbyterian, the fox-hunting, horse-rac- 
ing- squire of Virginia and the sober 
Quaker from Pennsylvania, while among 
them lurked the horse thief and cutthroat, 
who plundered his neig-hbors and made off 
to other regions with his booty." 

As the march of justice had not kept pace 
with that of population, there was no 
Court outside of Charleston, so that the 
back countrj- organized "Regulators," who 
meted out lynch law to offenders. These, in 
turn, escaping to Charleston, served out 
warrants against their associates. Then 
constables sent bj- the Court to arrest the 
Regulators were themselves arrested, 
forced to swallow their warrants and told 
to go home and say the Regulators would 
obey no summons except upon their own 
terms. The Provincial Assembly endeav- 
ored to g-lve relief through the establish- 
ment of Internal Courts; but a stubborn 
King refused acquiescence for several 
years. In the meantime the people of the 
back country, despairing of redress through 
political arrogance, clamored for a voice 
in the government. They rode from the 
Broad and Saluda to the polls at St James, 
Goose creek, and elected their men. Others 
rode from Ninety-Six to Prince William's, 
and were refused a vote, whence ensued a 
riot and a Legislative investigation. In 
1772, however, the back country received 
Courts of justice and in 1776 obtained a 
small share in the government. It still de- 
manded more power, which demand the 
low country feared to grant. 

The Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, especial- 
ly, had been well instructed in schools at 
homeand they were anxious that their chil- 
dren should be taught. They demanded 
schools. Their efforts were seconded by 
others. During the progress of the Revolu- 
tion the Mount Zlon Society was org-an- 
ized to establish a school in Winnsboro. 
Its membership embraced leading men all 
the way from the coast to the Piedmont. 
St David's, in Society Hill, and Mount 
Bethel, in Xewberry District, were also 
founded. After the Revolution came a fur- 
ther demand for education of a still hig-her 
order. The back country was increasing 
in numbers and power and far-seeing 
statesmen felt that its educational wants 
must be met. 

But a great mistake was made. The in- 
tellectual forces of tbe State were frit- 
tered away in 17S5 in the establishment 



of three colleges, one at Charleston, one 
at Winnsboro and one at Cambridge. Of 
these Mount Zion, in Winnsboro, alone 
I made progress, and this of a feeble char- 
' acter. The broad gulf in sentiment sepa- 
j rating- the sections was discerned most 
' clearly in the discussion regarding the 
ratification of the Federal Constitution. 
While the deleg-ates of the parishes were 
almost solidly arrayed in favor of ratifi- 
cation, those of the districts were almost 
a unit in opposition. Had Representatives 
been more equally apportioned it is a 
question whether South Carolina would 
have "saved the Union." 

Such astute statesmen as Pinckney, Rut- 
ledge and Drayton might well take alarm 
at this menace to Federalism. The prob- 
lem presented to them was twofold, first, 
the education of the people and, second, 
the unification of the people. So long as 
rich planters of the low country betook 
themselves to other climes for education 
and the poor farmers in the up-country 
were debarred from its privileges untold 
danger lurked in the ballot, enhanced by 
a lack of sympathy and unity among ail 
classes. 

A proposed College at Beaufort and an- 
other at Pinckneyville merely complicated 
the situation. 

At last the true plan was devised. No 
longer abandoning the task to private ef- 
fort, the State herself should educate and 
unify her people. In obedience to demands 
a new Capital had been located in the 
geographical centre of the State, in the 
old neutral territory. Here should be es- 
tablished one central College in which the 
youth of all sections, all classes and all 
; creeds should meet as sons of a common 
mother, to sit in one common lecture room, 
lodge in a common dormitory and feed at 
a common table, and thus learn to know 
and respect one another, to appreciate, 
if not to imbibe, the opinions of one an- 
i other and to form ties of perpetual friend- 
j ship with one another. 

i How was it to be achieved? Paul Hamil- 
ton, the great Comptroller General, showed 
that South Carolina had, in time of stress 
and danger, contributed more than five 
m-iUions of dollars for the general defence. 
Under Alexander Hamilton's plan for the 
settlement of Revolutionary debts the Uni- 
ted States Government assumed and paid 
all these claims. Of the amount thus re- 
ceived South Carolina determined to ap- 
portion a part to internal improvements 
and another to the establishment of a 
central institution of higher learning, 
such as had been already foreshadowed. 

BIRTH ANTD GROWTH OF THE COL- 
LEGE. 

In his message to the General Assembly, 
in ISOl, Governor John Drayton made a 



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strong plea for a College. Among other 
things he said, "Could the attention of the 
Legislature be directed to this important 
object and a State College be raised and 
fbstered by its hand at Columbia or some 
central and healthy part of the State, un- 
der proper directors and trustees, includ- 
ing as ex o?cio mennbers the Execv^tive 
and judiciary of the State and any other 
suitable public officers, there could be no 
doubt of its rising into eminence, because 
being supported at first by the public 
funds the means could not toe wanting of 
inviting and providing for learned and re- 
spectable professors in the various 
hranches of science. Well chosen libraries 
would be procured and philosophical ap- 
paratus to lead the pursuits of our youth 
from theory to praciice. The friendships 
of young men would thus be promoted and 
strengthened throug^hout the State and our 
poHnical union be much advanced there- 
by." (LaBorde's History South Carolina 
C'ollege.) 

Chancellor Henry W. DeSaussure, then 
a leader in the House, introduced the bill. 
Its preamble sets forth, "Whereas, the 
proper education of youth contributes 
greatly to 'the prosperity of society and 
ought always to be an object of Legisla- 
■tive attention; and whereas, the estahlish- 
ment of a college in a central part of the 
State, wfhere all the j^outh may be edu- 
cated, will highly promote the instruction, 
the good order and the harmony of the 
whole communiity; 

Be it tJherefore enacted, etc: That his 
Excellency, the Governor, his Honor, the 
Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable, the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, the Hon- 
orable, the Associate Judges of the Court 
of Equity, shall in ex officio, together with 
Gen Chas C. Pinckney, H. W. DeSaussure, 
Thos Taylor, the Rev Mr John Brown, of 
Lancaster; Wade Hampton, John Chesnut, 
James B. Richardson, Dr Isaac Alexander, 
Henry Dana Ware, the Rev Samuel W. 
Yongue, T^Hlliam Falconer and Bartlee 
Smith, trustees, to continue in office four 
years from the passing of the Act and, at 
the expiration of the said four years and 
every four years thereafter, the Legisla- 
ture to nominate thirteen trustees to suc- 
ceed the s'aid thirteen persons above 
named, a body politic and corporate in 
deed and in law by the nome of "the trus- 
tees of the South Carolina College," etc. 
The Act was ratified in the Senate cham- 
ber the 19th of Decemiber, 1801, being signed 
by John Ward, President of the Senate, 
and Theodore Gaillard, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives. 

To carry the hill into effect fifty thou- 
sand dollars were appropriated. 

The first meeting of the board was held 
at Governor Drayton's residv^nco, in 



Charleston, on the 12th of Fetoruarj-. 1802, 
at which were present the Governor, 
Judges Rutledge, Jdhnson and Trezevant, 
C. C. Pinckney, H. W. DeSaussure, 
Thomas Taylor, Wade Hampton, Henry 
Dana Ware and the Rev D. E. Dunlap. A 
quorum noit being present the board ad- 
journed to the 14th inst, when it organized 
and proceeded to business. 

In December the present site of the Col- 
lege was selected. The plan adopted was 
"founded on some principles taken from 
the plan offered by Mr Mills and Mr Clark 
and the reward offered by the trustees was 
divided by these gentlemen." 

Col Taylor and Col Hampton were lead- 
ing members of the committee to contract 
for the builddng. The contract was ap- 
proved by the board in April, 1803. In No- 
vember the salary of the president was 
fixed at $2,500, that of the professors rang- 
ing from $1,500 to $1,000. The president of 
the trustees (the Governor) was reques'ted 
to write to the principals of the various 
colleges In America and to all others to 
who'm he may think to apply to recam- 
mend suitable persons for the positions. 
April 28, 1804, the board elected the Rev 
Jonathan Maxcy first president of the Col- 
lege. 

Dr Maxcy was born at Atterbury, Mass, 
September 2, 1768. At 19 he graduated at 
Brown University with first honor and en- 
tered the Baptist ministry. At 24 he was 
unanimously called to the presidency of 
Brown University (1792.) In 1802 he was 
elected president of Union College and in 
1804 he came to take charge of the South 
Carolina College. He was a great orator 
and a great administrator, but fell into 
declining health and died in 1820. 

Other gentlemen having declined to ac- 
cept professorships, President Maxcy and 
Prof Enoch Hanford opened the doors of 
the College on the 10th of January, 1805. 
The first matriculate was William Harper, 
of Newberry, the second his brother, John 
Wesley Harper. On -the same day were ad- 
mitted Charles W. DeWitt and Thomas W. 
Rdberston, of Chesterfield; John N. Davis, 
of Sumter; James Good-wyn and John T. 
Goodwyn, of Columhia; John Mayrant, of 
Sumter, and Benjamin Waring, of Colum- 
bia. Later on Josiah J. Evans, George W. 
Glen, Anderson and Walter Crenshaw ma- 
triculated; and by the 11th of July twenty- 
nine students were enrolled. The two spe- 
cial nurseries from which these young men 
came were Mount Bethel Academy, in 
Ne wherry, taught by Dr Finch and Prof 
Hammond, and St David's Academy, at 
Society Hill, from w'hich came also its 
principal, Prof Hanford. In December, 
1805, there was a public exhibition by the 
classes. Forty7five students were enrolled 
in January, 1806, and the College was fair- 
ly launched upon its career of usefulness 
and propsperity. 



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Anderson Crenshaw, of Newberry, in af- 
ter years a distirguished chancellor of 
Alabama, was the first and only gradu- 
ate in 1806, but the formal presentation 
of his diploma was deferred until the grad- 
uation of the second class, in Decembe'', 
1S07. It may be of interest to note that, 
as the College was established largely for 
the benefit of the youth of the up-coun- 
try, a large majority of the first matricu- 
lates were up-countrymen. And as a proof 
o! the wisdom of the measure it is in- 
structive to read the roll of students in 
connection with the history of South Car- 
olina and other States. With few excep- 
tions these young men rose to eminence 
in their respective walks of life. O'Neall's 
Bench and Bar contains a long roster of 
South Carolina College men. This is also 
true of the rolls of Congress and the State 
Legislature, of the civil list, of the minis- 
try, of medicine, of business and of ag- 
riculture. The honor list disproves the as- 
sertion that honor men are not distin- 
guished in after life. Another interest- 
ing circumstance is that many of these 
honor men w^ere poor, showing that the 
institution, so far from being a rich man's 
college, was pre-eminently an institution 
in which the poor boy received the fullest 
meed of respect and honor while on the 
campus and achieved greatest success af- 
terwards. 

Often has been quoted the remark of 
Judge Huger, that if the South Carolina 
College had produced but one student, 
George McDuffie, sne would have amply 
repaid the State for all its care and ex- 
penditure. T\"hile the College produced 
men distinguished in other lines— in letters, 
in classics, in philosophy and in medicine 
—in teaching its trend was in the direc- 
tion of statesmanship and jurisprudence. 
For years Thomas Couper was a great 
leader in economics and constitutional law. 
He was a radical free trader and his in- 
fluence was seen in the stand taken by 
South Carolina in regard to the tariff. 
Nullifier and Unionist alike enrolled them- 
selves under the banner of a tariff for 
revenue only. The first volume of the 
"Statutes at Large for South Carolina," 
compiled by Cooper, is one of the most 
instructive collections that has ever been 
compiled. The great chapters in the Bible 
of English liberty are contained in them 
and the exposition of Nullification is found 
in its completes! form. Dr Cooper had 
many enemies, but all conceded his great 
ability in exposition. 

After Cooper came Francis Lieber. who is 
classed as an epoch-maker along with 
Droysen, Bluntschli and a few other pro- 
found civists on both hemispheres. His 
political ethics and civil liberty, wrought 
out in the South Carolina College and ex- 
pounded to successive classes, equipped 



his students for contests in the political 
arena with the giants of other sections of 
the Union. After the war came President 
Robert W. Barnwell, who taught political 
philosophy from the standpoint both of a 
deep student and a practical statesman. 
Moreover, the Legislature adopted as a 
college text book Calhoun's Disquisticn on' 
Government, a treatise alike remarkable 
for its profundity and its inexorable logic. 
It is not surprising that the State should 
devote herself so untiringly to problems 
of government, and should weigh great 
political and economic questions not by 
dollars and cents, but in a balance in 
which philosophy' and honor lay in one 
scale.- In the Nullification contests stu- 
dents of the South Carolina College led op- 
posing hosts with equal courage and skill. 
In war they were also prominent. The 
second Wade Hampton was an aide of 
Jackson at New Orleans. Ben Elmore was 
a colonel in the Florida war. James C. 
Eonham was one of the heroes of the Al- 
amo. Pierce M. Butler fell at the head of 
the Palmetto Regiment in Mexico. Gist, 
Pinckney, Bonham and Magrath were war 
Governors, from 1860 to 1865. Seventeen 
generals, from John B. Floyd, of Virginia, 
to John A. Wharton and Thomas N. Waul, 
of Texas, bore aloft the banner of the 
Bars. The number of field officers, com- 
pany officers and privates has not yet been 
computed, because there were so many. In 
recent days the College has furnished ca- 
dets for West Point and Annapolis and 
men for the Spanish war. 

In theology she numbers on her rolls 
William Capers, James H. Thornwell, Ba- 
sil Manly, T^''m Brantley, Stephen Elliott 
and Whitefoord Smith; to the class room 
she has sent James H. Hudson and James 
H. Carlisle; to the Bench in earlier days 
went Harper. O'Neall. Evans, Johnstone, 
the two "Wardlaws, Dargan, Earle, Huger, 
Butler and Caldwell. Later on came Car- 
roll. Moses, Thomas. Mclver, Haskell, 
Simpson, McGowan, Hudson, Townsend, 
Witherspoon, "^^allace and Gary. To the 
Federal judiciary were called Gilchrist, 
Magrath, Simonton and Brawley. To the 
Bench of other States went Crenshaw, 
Bowie, Pickens, "Ware, Cresswell and oth- 
ers. But sketches of some of the distin- 
guished aldmni will be found elsewhere. 

It is not to be supposed that the College 
has enjoyed uninterrupted prosperity. Dis- 
turbing influences have been found both 
within and w'ithout. A few years after 
its organization a professor, who was en- 
dowed with the hot head and keen tongue 
that marks the genuine Irishman, declared 
that "half of his mathetmatical students 
might be bright fellows, for he never saw 
them, but the half that did attend his 
classes were as laborious as oxen, but 
as stupid as asses." This led to a rebel- 



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h'on, augmented b\' other circumstances 
into a riot, which was quelled with diffi- 
culty. 

For half century the Commons, or Stew- 
ard's Hall, was a constant source of dis- 
cord. The trustees, determined that there 
should be no distinction of class or wealth, 
ordered that all students should sit at a 
common board. The students from time 
to time rebelled against what they declared 
was mismanaged and petitioned for its ab- 
olition, in which request the faculty fre- 
ouently joined. Not, however, until after 
many years of discontent and a final or- 
ganized refusal to attend any more, which 
sent off more than a hundred men, com- 
pulsory attendance upon Commons was 
abolished. Since then the Commons have 
served as a boarding piace for students 
who desired to eat in common, and as a 
regulator of boarding rates at other places. 
(The old Stew^ard's Hall has been con- 
demned and a new and commodious build- 
ing, with all modern improvements, marks 
the beginning of a new century.) 

The administration of President Cooper 
began in 1820 and was marked with vigor. 
After fourteen years the peculiarity of 
his religious views injured the popularity 
of the College and he resigned. The elec- 
tion of the Hon Robert W. Barnwell, one 
of the wisest and best men that South 
Carolina has produced, restored confidence, 
and the consequent recuperation and 
frowth of the College were surprising. At 
this period the faculty was exceptionally 
strong. It consisted of Francis Lieber. 
Henry Junius Mott, Robert Henry, Wil- 
I'am H. Fillet, Isaac W. Stuart. Thomas 
S. Twiss. Stephen Elliott, Jr, William Ca- 
pers and Thomas Park. Two years later 
James H. Thornwell came into the faculty. 
Under this strong aggregation of intellect 
the College made rapid increase. Mr Ban- 
well retained the presidency six years and 
resigned on account of ill health, Dr Rob- 
ert Henry succeeding h^m as president for 
three j'ears more. 

In 1845 was elected one of the most bril- 
liant alumni that the College record con- 
tains. William C. Preston has achieved 
a national reputation as an orator. For 
years he had served in the State Legisla- 
ture and in the Senate of the United 
States. Originally a warm supporter of 
Calhoun, he espoused later on the cause 
of Henry Clay. In this issue he lost and. 
disdaining to hold a position antagonistic 
to a majority of his constituents, he re- 
signed in 1842. 

While disagreeing with him in t)olitics 
the dominant party showed their apprecia- 
tion of his brilliancy and character by el- 
evating him to the presidency of the South 
Carolina College. His administration 
marks the high tide of prosperity of thf- 
College. Attendance increased to more 



than two hundred and several brilliant 
classes were sent into the world. lii 
health caused Mr Preston's resignation. 
He was succeeded by another alumnus 
who, in his chosen field of theology and 
moral philosophy, is acknowledged to 
have no superior in America. James H. 
Thornwell was a wonderful manager of 
m_en. An old student relates that, being 
asked to join in an agreement to "cut" a 
lecture one day, he entered the agreement 
on one condition, "that Mr Thornwell shall 
not be allowed to talk to us." The agree- 
ment was made, but at the hour fixed 
upon by the class for its demonstration 
Mr Thornwell somehow happened "to 
saunter among them, engaged in friendly 
conversation until the bell rang and then 
said pleasantly: "As your bell has rung 
I will not detain you." He lifted his hat 
and walked off, and every student walked 
straight into the class room. Later on, 
after Mr Thornwell had retired from con- 
nection with the College, the 'students be- 
came engaged in a riot with the town mar- 
shal. It looked as if blood would be shed. 
No one could avert the crisis until Mr 
Thornwell was sent for. In a few stirring 
words he called to the students to follow 
him to the campus for consultation. Im- 
mediately they filed in behind him and 
marched to the campus, ana there, after 
heir anger had been alvayed, he succeeded 
In pacifying them. 

After Mr Thornwell came Pres-..ent Mc- 
Cay, who ha., trouble and resigned. Again 
the College was reorganized. In 1858 Judge 
Longstreet, the author of "Georgia 
Scenes" and "William Mitten," a distin- 
guished Methodist clergyman, took the 
reins and guided the College until it was 
closed by the action of the Confederate 
Government in taking its buildings for a 
hospital. 

Those were stirring times. The whole 
of the year 1S60 was marked by the great- 
est excitement over the entire land. Four 
Presidential candidates upheld the ban- 
ners of four separate parties. South Car- 
olina's stood steadily for Breckinridge, 
and the students of the College made 
demonstrations in his honor. The elec- 
tion in November resulted in the election 
of Lincoln, and the South Carolina Leg- 
islature, then in session, called a Conven- 
tion by an almost unanimous vote. 

December 20, 1860, South Carolina seced- 
ed from the Union, an act that was hailed 
with the greatest enthusiasm, and by 
none more so than the students of the Col- 
lege. The College Cadets, who had 
been disbanded several years be- 
fore, after the conflict with the 
principal authorities already mentioned, 
were reorganized under most stringent 
regulations. 

On the 1st day of April, when the first 



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gun was fired upon Fort Sumter, the Col- 
lege Cadets were fired anew with enthu- 
siasm and offered their services to the 
Governor. The faculty, feeling that this 
would seriously impair, if not destroy", the 
work of the College, disapproved strongly 
of the step, but most of the members of 
the company obtained the permission of 
their parents to withdraw from College, 
and those who were of age acted on their 
own responsibility in withdrawing. The 
company was accepted by the Governor 
and went to Charleston. Prof Barnwell, 
the chaplain, w^enf with them and contin- 
ued his religious care. He reported, "Of 
their conduct I cannot speak in too fiat- 
tering terms. It exceeded the most ard- 
ent hopes I had formed of the morals, 
order and dignity of our young men." Ac- 
companying his report w-as "An account 
drawn up for the gratification of their 
parents.'' Its concluding sentence was 
as follows: "As a professor I have al- 
ways been proud of my pupils, but I must 
confess that I have never know^n how 
.iust was this pride until I became chap- 
Ian on Sullivan's Island." The good 
opinion thus expressed was more than 
confirmed in the five years ensuing, dur- 
ing which these noble young men dis- 
played their valor and Christian manhood 
on many fields, some rising to the com- 
mand of large bodies of men, and too 
many giving up their lives in defence of 
their State whose College had taught 
them the paths of duty, and honor and 
glory. After a short sta3% however, at 
this time, the company was discharged, 
and most of its members returned, applied 
for admission and were received. Many 
of them spent their vacation in the tented 
field on temporary duty. Prof Venable had 
volunteered for active service, although 
he did not resign until 1S62. He saw much 
service with Hampton and Lee. In the 
autumn the fall of Beaufort caused great 
excitement and the cadet company again 
offered their services to Governor Pick- 
kens, who agreed to accept them, provided 
any of the faculty were willing. But the 
faculty, seeing that this would be in the 
near future the end of collegiate exer- 
cises, and not believing that the presence 
of the college cadets was necessary to the 
defence of the State at that time, again 
begged the Governor not to accept them. 
But matters had progressed too far. The 
seniors and a number of others left never 
to return. In accordance with a request 
from the trustees the faculty reported 
.«uch persons as were worthy of a degree, 
and on these diplomas were conferred. 
Thej- were all in military service. The 
Governor entrusted these young men spe- 
cially to the care of Major Ste- 
vens, whom he describes as "a brave, re- 
ligious and good man," by whom he 
"knows they will be well taken care of." 



At the close of the session in June 
President Longstreet and Prof Barnwell 
resigned, and the latter went to Virginia, 
"with the view of devoting himself to 
the noble w^ork of ministering to the sick 
and wounded in our a^m3^" Here he gave 
up his life on the 23d of June, 1863. In 
January, 1862, exercises were begun again 
under the administration of Prof LaBorde 
as chairman of the faculty. Seventy-two 
students were enrolled. It was difficult 
to restrain these young men from follow- 
ing their fathers and relatives into the 
army, and w^hen, on Saturday, the Sth of 
March, 1S62, the order of the Governor and 
Council made a general call for troops 
which practically embraced all but twelve 
students, it was impossible to hold them 
in line. On Monday following, when the 
bell rang for 5 o'clock recitation, not a 
student answered. Still an attempt was 
made to secure fresh matriculates among 
younger boys. Somewhat later a hand- 
ful of students were gathered together. 

In June, 1862, fighting began on James 
Island, It was necessary to secure some 
accommodations for a hospital. The Con- 
federate Government applied for the use 
of the College buildings. The trustees 
acquiesced. Examinations of the few re- 
maining students was held, and they were 
dismissed on the 20th of June until the 
first Monday in the following October. 
But when that day approached the build- 
ings were still in use by the Confederate 
authorities, and exercises were again 
suspended. An attempt was made by the 
faculty m 1863 to secure possession once 
more, but again they failed. The first 
'chapter in the history of the College had 
been closed through the exigencies of 
war. 

The professors were engaged in differ- 
ent kinds of work for the Government. 
Most of the buildings were used as hos- 
pitals. Vacant professors' houses were 
rented to refugees from the lower coun- 
try. The toga had indeed yielded to 
arms. 

AFTER THE WAR. 

After the destruction of Columbia by 
Sherman and the ravaging of large por- 
tions of the State by the victorious ene- 
mj' there was little hope of a prosperous 
reopening. The faculty, however, was 
assembed by their chairman, Dr LaBorde, 
June 23, 1865, to consider the following let- 
ter addressed to Dr John LeConte, from 
Brigadier General Haughton, of the U. S. 
army, commanding the garrison of the 
army of occupation: 

"Gen H. desires that the South Caro- 
line College resume its duties as early as 
possible, the faculty declaring their alle- 
giance to the General Government." 

During the course of the year the Fed- 
eral authorities agreed to turn over such 
buildings as were necessary for the con- 



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duct of collegiate exercises, reserving the 
outside chapel as a hospital. 

On a call from B. F. Perry, Provisional 
Governor, appointed by President John- 
son, the board of trustees met September 
20, 1865, and resolved that the exercises 
of the College be resumed on the first 
Monday of January next. 

A new Constituiton having been adopted 
for the State, Governor Orr was inaugu- 
rated and the Legislature met in Colum- 
bia. On motion of Charles H. Simonton, 
who was most ably assisted by A. C. Hask- 
ell, a brilliant yoimg member from Abbe- 
ville, a bill was introduced and passed re- 
opening the instituiton as a university, 
patterned after the University of Virginia, 
with separate schools and new depart- 
ments of law and medicine. The bill 
passed and was ratified on the 19th of 
December, 1865, exactly sixty-four years 
after the ratification of the first Act. The 
19th of December thus becomes doubly an 
important anniversary of the College. 

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO- 
LINA. 

The University opened in January, 1866. 
The Hon Robert W. Barnwell, who had 
once before been called to the College in 
its time of need, was again placed at its 
head. This was a wise selection. 

He was a man of great wisdom and 
breadth, of dignified and pleasing address, 
and of great probity of character. None 
but a man of affairs could have guided 
the University through these troublous 
times with safety and yet with honor. The 
Radical Legislature was actually sitting 
in session in the campus, the Senate in the 
library and the House in the chapel. Any 
friction might have led to the closing of 
the institution. But Mr Barnwell felt that 
he had a sacred duty intrusted to him. 
The University was the only thing left to 
the wihte people of South Carolina, and 
he would in every possible way act to 
ensure its existence. By his example he 
induced the students to remember the duty 
they owed to themselves and their people. 
Later on the Legislature erleased the Col 
lege buildings and sought more congenial 
quarters elsewhere. 

Thus the University continued from 1866 
to 1873, when the admission of a colored 
law student caused the old professors and 
mosi of the students to leave it. It was 
reorganized and continued open to students 
regardless of color until 1877, when it was 
closed again, and the buildings were en- 
trusted to Mr Barnwell by Governor 



Hampton. In 1878 the charter was again 
amended and the University was made to 
include two branches, one for whites In 
Columbia, the other for colored students 
in Orangeburg. No immediate steps were 
taken to open the one for the whites. In 
1880, however, the College of Agriculture 
and Mechanical Arts was established in 
the buildings of the University in Colum- 
bia. The Hon Wm Porcher Miles was 
made president, and Profs Woodrow, Sloan 
and Burney were added to complete the 
faculty. This College lasted two years, 
when under an amendment introduced by 
Mr Simonton to the appropriation bill ten 
thousand dollars were given for five ad- 
ditional chairs. In 1882 the College 
opened with the addition of Profs Mc- 
Bryde, Joynes, Patton, Alexander and 
Davis. President Miles resigning, Dr Mc- 
Bryde was selected in his stead and con- 
ducted a most successful administration. 
As has been said of him he has a genius 
for expansion, and under him the College 
grew rapidly. This was the .most pros- 
perous period since the days of Preston. 
The Legislature passed a bill organizing 
the South Carolina University with sev- 
eial colleges and a large number of pro- 
fessors. About this time, however, the 
people of the State ibegan to be divided 
politically, so that and after a contest 
another reorganization was effected in 
1890, by which only the literary and theo- 
retical science and law departments were 
retained. President McBryde resigned to 
go to Virginia and President Woodrow 
succeeded. For a time the fortunes of the 
College seemed to hang in the balance, and 
the attendance was quite small. But the 
faculty and the friends of the College ral- 
lied to its support, the Legislature, on the 
recommendation of the Governor, gave a 
liberal appropriation, and in one year at- 
tendance increased by more than a hun- 
dred. After this at no time has the ex- 
istence of the College been in danger. 
But several times it seemed as if it would 
be given a niggardly support. However, 
through the practice of the strictest econ- 
omy, not only has the College retained 
what it had, but it has made continual 
growth. It stands at the end of the first 
century stronger than ever, and is pre- 
pared to give ample recompense to tne 
State for her patronage. 

The past of the College is secure* What 
the future may be expected to bring 
forth will be told by its distinguished 
president who succeeded President Wood- 
row in the year 1897. 



IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE WAR 



Some Ante-Bellum Students of South Carolina College-— "The 
Rhymes They Wrote, the Songs They Surg, and the Politi- 
cal Principles Th^y Maintained."— Reminiscences of the Great 
College Rebellion of 1850, in which 60 Students "Were Sus- 
pended at One Time— The Patriotic Fervor that Inspired 
Tneir Boyish Songs Sustained Them on the Battlefield, and 
Some Shed Their Blood in Witness of the Truth —Of One it 
is Recorded that, Although True in Battle, the Temptations 
of Peace Were too Much for His Political Principles. 



(Yates Snowden, in the South Carolina 
Collegian, March 1SS7.) 

An annual official catalogue, circular or 
prospectus, from the faculty or trustees, 
and possiblv a magazine, evlited and pub- 
lished bv students, constitute the chief 
publications of Southern colleges and uni- 
versities— ^\'ith the exception of the Johns 
Hopkins University of Maryland— now and 
before the war. We were a provincial peo- 
ple and gave little encouragement to na- 
tive book-makers. At the North it is Dif- 
ferent : wealth and large patronage make 
it possible for the faculty to issue valua- 
ble contributions to science and lierature, 
and enable the students and secret socie- 
ties to publish numberless college maga- 
zines, addresses, "ana," class histories, 
song books and other ephemera. 

I recently chanced upon a note book of 
one of the graduating class of 1S52 at 
South Carolina College, which, along wita 
many personal memoranda, contains some 
unpublished songs and rhymes that would 
particularly interest many of the alumni 
of that time-honored institution. The 
main theme of many of the verses is the 
rebellion of April, 1850, which resulted in 
the suspension of sixty students and the 
temporary breaking up of the junior class. 
That during the temporary absence of 
Prof Thornwell, his vacant hours with the 
junior class were assigned to Prof Brum- 
by, seems to have been the casus belli. 
The junior class refused to yield, burnt 
all their chemistries in a huge bonfire be- 
fore Prof Brumby's house, with appropri- 
ate musical accompaniment and dancing, 
and were very properly sent home '"to 
rusticate." Howard H. Caldwell. one_ of 
the offenders, in a long "Collegiate Ro- 
mance," tells the whole story, from the 
students' point of view, in mock heroic. 
He winds it up with this tribute to some 
of the professors: 

"LaBorde! now 'ere we go we give to thee 
A token how thou'rt loved where'er we be; 



To Thornwell, Henry, and to Lieber, too, 
We give the thanks to noble conduct due; 
Old Mat, a good, a gentle-souled old man, 
Who'll do no evil, while aught else he can; 
But Thornwell! blessings be upon thy 

head; 
May Heaven on thee her richest bounties 

she; 
And Lieber, 'ere we go we give to you 
The thanks of hearts to generous bosoms 

true. 
Henry we've loved since we first Henry 

knew. 
Farewell, ye classic scenes, for evermore— 
The home of tyranny and ancient lore! 
Farewell, thou chapel and the morning 

bell; 
Old College! ah, forever, fare thee well! 

James R. Chalmers, of Holly Springs, 
Miss, descants on the rebellion in a song, 
evidentlj^ to the tune of "Dearest May." 
He writes with great freedom. Here are 
two specimen verses: 

i "Come, white folks, listen to me, a story 

I'll relate, 

; That happened in the valley of the old 
; Carolina State, 

! At South Carolina College, 'Old Fossil' 
i he did say, 

i That the junior class should go to him 
I on Dr Thornwell's day. 

j Chorus: 

i "Old Fossil he said go, but it was no use, 
i you know. 

The junior class swore at last, be d— d if 
they would go. 



"The faculty gave us holiday, and said 

they'd give us more — 
We thanked them very kindly, and left 

the College door — 
And down the railroad whizzed along with 

pockets light and free 
To the houses of our dearest dads, we 

hated much to see." 



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J. Wood Davidson, of the sophomore 
class, consoles the rebels in an eleven- 
verse jingle, in which "keen oppression's 
hand" and "the tyrant's sway" find men- 
tion. Speaking- of the sophomores he says: 

"We stay, perhaps, to meet what you 

So- proudly now do spurn; 
But we will meet, as you have met, 

Injustice in our turn." 

The gem of the book is a drinking song. 
"Billy Maybin's, O." It does not suffer 
by comparison with songs of like character 
ac Harvard and Yale, the "Benny Hoven's, 
O," of West Point; "Down to Winkle's We 
Will Go," of Union. Nor does it fall far 
behind the celebrated 

"Mihi est propositum 
In taberna mori," 

of the German universities, from which is 
borrowed our soul-stirring tune, "Mary- 
land, My Maryland." 



BILLY MAYBIN'S, O! 

(By James R. Chalmers, Sophomore Class, 

South Carolina College, December, 1849.) 

Come, doff your gowns, good fellows, don't 

put your coats on slow, 
For a drinking at old Billy's we are ready 

for to go; 
Above he gives good suppers, good dinners 

down bedow. 
And many a time we've had a spree at 

Billy Maybin's, O! 

There Uncle Ned 'and vive 1' amour, the 
singer's nightly chime. 

While thoise who are less tuneful in drink- 
ing do keen time; 

And when before the counters we stand 
up in a row. 

We'll toast the lasses of our hearts, at 
Billy Miay bin's, O! 

While our spirits are uprising, our liquors 

ceaseless flow. 
And every man 'begins to feel "a little how 

come you so." 
The whiskey-punchy feeling and the old 

convivial glow 
Co'mes unaided o'er us stealing at Billy 

M.ay bin's, O! 

To fail in love or "flash" in class brings 
keen heart-rending woe 

To those who g'lory in the name of hand- 
some eollege beaux, 

But the bold frequenters of "the Hole" 
don't care for this, you know. 

But sink their woes and drown their cares 
at Billy Maybin's, O! 

Thoug^h we love all Whole soul fellows and 

approve of drowning cares. 
Don't forget still to be moderate and think 

of imorning prayers. 
Lest when the bell is 'chiming to matins 

for to go. 
You should think 'twas clanking of the 

plates at Billy Maybin's, O! 

The ladies of Columbia all drinking do 

forego. 
Their tender hearts thus tempting them, 

an example for to show; 



But still the stubborn fellows, contrary, 

as you know, 
Will never cease to laugh and sing at Billy 

Maybin's, O! 

When the barrel brightly blazes and the 
tar runs out below, 

Ai^l gowned fellows dance around on the 
light fantastic toe, 

To all our tenements, alas! the bugs do 
quickly go. 

And woe to those carousing at Billy May- 
bin's, O! 

Next Monday morning surely old Sheriff 

cornes around. 
And you're up 'before the faculty for going 

up the town. 
"Did you go into lan eating house?" "Did 

you take a drink or no?" 
Oh, yes, sirs; took a drink or two at Billy 

Mabin's, O! 

A.nd when you and I and Joseph and all 

our jolly chew. 
Come to part with Jncle Billy and bid a 

long adieu. 
We'll hope that time will touch his brow 

as lightly as the snow. 
And students still may find a home at Billy 

Maybin's, O! 

And when we graduate and each has taken 
his degree. 

We'll drink that we'll ne'er disgrace the 
title of A. B., 

And when we've left Columbia, while 
wending homeward slow, 

We'll sigh o'er reminiscences at Biilly May- 
bin's, O! 

At the foot of the page I find this note: 
"The graduating class of '52 had the 
honor of being the last class who sung the 
above song before the Congaree House 
(kept by Uncle Billy) on the evening of 
':he 7th December after the class supper. 
The hotel had been siold and the name 
changed since that memorable evening 
when we were all gloriously inebriated." 

Prescient O'f the future seem Howard 
Caldwell's stirring lines: 

WE'LL STAND BY CAROLINA. 

"Shall we not love our mother 

And watch with careful eye 
The movements of another 

Whose dark intents we spy? 
What though her foes malign her. 

What thougih the world deride— 
We'll stand by Carolina, 

Whatever fate betide. 

"Not sleepless vigils keeping, 

To guard her from her foes. 
When here our sires are sleeping 

In final blest repose. 
Yes. with them we enshrine her. 

They in her service died— 
Then we'll stand by Carolina, 

Whatever fate betide. 
****** 

"Here liberty has rested 

And made her own abode. 
As times past have attested. 

The days of war and blood. 
No tyrant may confine her, 

Our Joy, our Hope, our Pride! 
We'll stand by Carolina, 

Whatever fate betide. 



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"And future ages pondering 

O'er the mad world before, 
Shall turn the pages wondering 

That tell of love so pure. 
For our lives and power diviner 

Her destines decide — 
So we'll stand by Carolina, 

Whatever face betide." * 

I find, too, in this same vein, copied 
from the Daily Telegraph, a communica- 
tion from "A Junior of 1851," announcing 
that "The students of South Carolina Col- 
lege repudiate old Clay and all his princi- 
ples. Free soilism and abolition cannot 
flourish on the soil irradiated by the genius 
of Calhoun. * * * ^nd should South 
Cr. K.na .recede, her College claims a 
'.,.^'ce in ihe picture near the flashing 
of the gun.s.' " This was not all the ef- 
fervescence of youth, or "sound and fury, 
signifying nothing," which exhausted it- 
self in college rebellions, for the owner 
of the note book volunteered at the first 
call to arms. He indignantly refused ex- 
cellent pay in a blockading company, with 



an easy berth at Nassau (for which many 
in these latter days think him the more 
fool,) but marched to Virginia, where, as 
captain of the Sumter Guards John ward 
Hopkins, in the bloody trenches around 
Petersburg, he took his last "place in the 
picture near the flashing of the guns." 
And better for James R. Chalmers had 
he shared a like fate. He made a bril- 
liant record in the war, rose to the rank 
of brigadier general, and commanded a 
division in Forrest's cavalry. From an 
alleged "massacre" of negro soldiers he 
obtained the soloriquet of "Fort Pillow 
Chalmers." Since the war he has been a 
member of Congress, and as a violent Re- 
publican is a foe to decency and Southern 
civilization. Howard H. Caldwell attained 
in after life considerable reputation from 
two published volumes of poems. He died 
before the war. 

J. Wood Davidson is well known as a 
litterateur. His best works are "The Liv- 
ing Writers of the South" and a "School 
History of South Carolina." He lives in 
New York city. , i .. 



THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. 



Present Condition and Prospects of the Institution— Objects 
Which the College Seeks to Accomplish.— Making Higher 
Education General.— College Co-operation.— An Aid to Lower 
Schools.— The Accredited Schools.— Professional and Gradu- 
ate Courses —Post Graduate Work.— Importance of Athletics 
in a College —Independent Research— Cheapening the Cost 
of Education.— The Honor System —Character Building.— The 
Record of a Hundred Years. 



(By F. C. Woodward, President South Car- 
olina College.) 

The past of the South Carolina. College 
i?. secure; one hundred years of its life 
is part of State and national history. 
What of the future? For if the present 
bases on foundations of past years the 
future shall rise in like manner from the 
structure now being built. The debt of the 
past has been paid; shall the future grow 
rich by the compounded interest of the 
past and present? 

AIM OF THE COGLLEGE. 

If the future usefulness— which means 
the prosperity— of the College depends on 
the success of its present work, then the 
explanation and illustration of that work 
will reveal not only what the College is 
now doing, but what it is likely to do. 
Let it not be forgotten that the develop- 
ment of any system is a matter of time 
and money, and less a matter of money 
than of time. Money, plant, appliances, 
service, are first in order, and until pro- 
vided apparently first also in importance. 
But time, the opportunity for growth, ex- 
pansion, maturity, adaptation, is a prime 
essential to the development of all perma- 
ment and excellent organizations, and not 
least so to the making of an educational 
institution that is but part of a general 
educational system. For it is anachronistic 
and irrational to consider the College as 
a segregated and independent educational 
influence. If the colleges of this Com- 
monwealth, whether State, denominational 
or private, are in themselves self-sufficient, 
independent institutions, they will not only 
fall far short of their duty, but will be- 
come drawbacks to systematic educational 
organization. They will be useful and 
their existence intelligible only as they take 
their places in the urgently needed, but 



DOW crude and slowly developed, general 
system of popular education. With right 
purposes, harmonious action and intelli- 
gent leadership such a system will ere 
long evolve, and its various parts, in fin- 
ished correlation, compose themselves into 
a round and efficient organization. 

This, then, is the controlling idea in the 
aims and work of the College— co-ordination 
with all agencies of higher education, cor- 
relation with all agencies of lower educa- 
tion, solidarity, continuity, mutual sup- 
port and harmonious co-operation among 
all agencies, low and high, to secure gen- 
eral education, and firmly establish the 
civil and social order of the Common- 
wealth. 

With this fundamental principle for basis 
the College is silently, yet earnestly, endea- 
voring to lead the onward movement of 
education in this State towards the ideals 
of Christian scholarship and culture. It 
works silently, like the most beneficial 
forces of both nature and morals, because 
its aims are not to be attained by noisy 
self-advertisement and self-exploitation. 
The moulding influences of life, those that 
direct movements, rule men, inspire pro- 
gress, are never intrusive, never super- 
ficial. They flow deep and win by methods 
of pervasion and infusion, not by shock 
of propulsion and invasion. Science may 
carry its point with rush and crash, but 
culture aspires to the magic of persuasion 
and illumination. 

HIGHER EDUCATIQiN GENECEIAL. 

The college labors for the spread of the 
higher education in the body politic. High' 
er education is not for the few, but for 
the lower million, that they may be ex- 
alted and ennobled. The opportunity for 
higher education must be placed within 
the reach of pauper and prince alike, if 



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the pauper is to become a prince, a sover- 
eion- if the genuine democratic idea is to 
urVail. Wealth is aristocratic; it levels 
down; it makes possible the invidious in- 
equalities of life. Its corrective is cul- 
ture for it levels up and balances the 
power of intellect and character agamst 
^he brute force of mere lucre. A nation 
cannot afford to be rich if its people are 
illiterate for that means the basest of all 
slaveries, the subjection of ig-norant brute 
torce to commercial brute force, of an 
illiterate submerged mass to an astute 
and conscienceless wealthy class. It is 
the work of the higher education to pre- 
vent this. This College would join hands 
with every other college of the State t« 
afford this higher education to all and 
to incite the youth of the State to appre- 
r-iate and seek it. Nor does it forget to 
maintain at the same time the standards 
o£ scholarship, the ideals of culture. These 
are not to be cheapened in order to be 
popularized, but to be lifted higher al- 
ways, drawing aspirants upward, beckon^ 
ing from lofty, but accessible, heights, 
where the scope is wide, tne air is pure, 
the prospect inspiring. 

COLLEGES SHOULD WORK TO- 
GETHER. 

From strch vantage ground it is easy 
to see that the industrial conception of 
success by competition is inapplicable 
here. Fulness for some colleges and lean- 
ness for the rest is failure for all. The 
new altruistic co-operative paradox alone 
is true, that the grow^th of each is the 
help of all; the success of each the hope 
of all; the weakening of one the hurt of 
all. The commercial idea of meagre sup- 
plies for slight demand is the bane of the 
intellectual and moral business of educa- 
tion. This is it "that scattereth, yet in- 
creaseth." Twenty years ago there were 
about two hundred and fifty male colle- 
gians in the colleges of South Carolina; 
lo-day there are nearly two thousand. 
What shall become of us if twenty years 
more shall fail to build and enlarge col- 
leges to meet this splendid demand? It 
is not at all a question how" students shall 
be found to fill the colleges, but how^ shall 
the colleges be made ready to meet the 
needs of this education-hungry multitude 
sweeping down upon us in the first years 
of the twentieth century? 

Who is eqtxal to these things? Evidently 
each State will have its hands full with 
the education of its own children. They 
must find their education, high and low, 
at home or nowhere. Can South Carolina 
get ready the next ten years to render 
teaching service to the quadruple pha- 
lanxes of collegians that shall press on 
her educational resources by that time? 
That is the issue to be met, and not the 
fear of insufficient patronage for her col- 



leges. More room, more teachers, better 
appliances, larger colleges, more colleges, 
will be the cry before another lustrum has 
passed. So the South Carolina College 
would be ready for this call and offers 
her hand to every other college in the 
State in pledge of mutual support and as 
earnest of concord and comity. 

HELPING THE LOWER SCHOOLS. 

Thus realizing, the -ollege is upholding 
at all risks the ideals and standards of 
attainment in all lines of collegiate work. 
The upbuiluing especially of the secondary 
eddcation demands of the colleges the sep- 
aration of preparation for college from the 
legitimate work of the college; indeed, the 
existence of fitting schools depends upon 
the refusal of this righteous demand of 
the secondary schools by doing away all 
preparatory work in its halls, with ^ne 
hope of keeping high school students in 
the high school. It discourages unpre- 
pared pupils from seeking to enter its 
freshman class, and charges its canvass- 
ers to dissuade from coming hither boys 
who are evidently unprepared. When such 
applicants come up for entrance they are 
examined and turned back if unfit, or, if 
admitted on trial, are sent away if their 
probation of a month or two is not satis- 
factory. Students who cannot keep up and 
students who wall not are not permitted 
to remain in the institv/tion. This course 
ii consistently adhered to, with the result 
of lessening the num^ber of students and 
sometimes of offending patrons, but with 
the double purpose of maintaining the 
standards of scholarship and of encour- 
aging the struggling preparatory schools 
Oj the State. It is at the same time the 
wisest policy in the end. For the surest 
way to provide a full freshman class is to 
build up the secondary and high schools, 
and this upbuilding depends upon their 
keeping their advanced pupils throughout 
the high school years. This cannot be 
done if the colleges either admit such pu- 
pils into freshman classes or provide for 
them preparatory departments, that offer 
the attractive inducement of registering 
as college students, while remaining pre- 
paratory pupils. This College is, both by 
influence and example, trying to correct 
this hybrid system, by which the prepara- 
tory schools are weakened and the col- 
leges themselves more or less demoralized, 
and it seeks the co-operation of all the 
colleges to effect this result. 

ACCREDITED SCHOOLS. 
To this end the College offers to the 
schools of the State eligible to this rela- 
tion admission, without examination, into 
its freshman class of pupils whom princi- 
pals and superintendents shall certify as 
prepared to enter. This method, pursued 
widely throughout this country, promises 



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to bring- about closer and more intelligent, 
as well as mutually helpful, connection 
between the colleges and the schools, and 
to facilitate ready entrance into college. 
This College invites t,he teachers, and es- 
pecially the heads of these schools, to mu- 
tual visitation and interchange of views, 
in order to secure effective coi-operation 
and full understanding of each other's 
methods and needs. The establishment of 
this relation is a first preliminary to or- 
ganic connection among the various 
branches of the general education system, 
now disordered and unorganized, but tend- 
ing more and more, as necessity urges, to 
correlation and organization. This cor- 
relation the College sees and feels the need 
of, and would ally itself with every influ- 
ence that seeks this end. Educational his- 
tory the world over, and especially the 
experience of the last twenty years in this 
State, impresses the imperative necessity 
—not to say duty— of organization. Noth- 
ing effective, nothing admirable, nothing 
permanent, can come out of the present 
chaos of disorder and distrust. All the 
work and influence of the South Carolina 
College seeks to supply this greatest need 
of general education in this State. 

PROFESSIONAL AND GRADUATE 

COURSES. 
The College is endeavoring likewise to 
supply pressing needs that cannot be ex- 
pected, under the present eircumstances, 
from other colleges in the State. It has, 
therefore, estahlished a law school and a 
department of normal training for men 
and offers in the academic deipartment 
resident graduate work for the degree of 
master of arts. Its law school, for -many 
years 'the only one in the State, was es- 
tablished to enable young men looking to 
this profession to get 'their training in the 
State. This was done not only to reduce 
the cost of such training, but to insure 
for the student familiarity with the legal 
traditions, customs, statutes, proceedings 
of the State, and to train him in these by 
the instruction of the best available talent 
of his own State. The law department has 
proved popular and helpful. It has lately 
been enlarged and strengthened and has 
enrolled a larger numher of students at 
the opening of this session than have ever 
attended any previous session. It is neither 
practicaible nor expedient for most law 
students to go out of the State for their 
professional training. Surely it is incum- 
bent on a great State to provide the best 
possible opportunity for the legal instruc- 
tion of that large and influential class of 
its citizens who compose the legal fra- 
ternity. For from this class come not only 
the lawyers and the Judges of the State, 
but the great majority of State and na- 
tional legislators, of office-holders and 
politicians, of civil and political leaders 



and no small part of the active and suc- 
cessful husiness men. Such men should 
not seek their special instruction outside 
the Commonwealth they are to live in in 
the law schools of other States whose 
popular ideas or legal standards and po- 
litical principles may he inharmonious 
with the aims and ideas that differentiate 
their mother State from all others, and are 
the basis and reason of her sovereignty 
and individuality. It is the part of wis- 
dom so to provide for their instruction at 
home as to assure the indoctrination of 
the lawyers in the characteristic methods 
and principles that have made South Caro- 
lina what she is and shaii perpetuate her 
salient influences in the future. The legal 
profession are the depositories of those in- 
forming, underlying principles that thus 
mark the State as an influential agency 
in the work of national and State up- 
building; they are the conservatories of 
its traditions and interpreters of its civil 
and political creeds; the guardians of its 
Constitution, the pro>tectors of its rights. 
Schools of law, beyond all others, must 
teach reverence for precedents, mainte- 
nance of old and tested principles. Innova- 
tion, experiment, radicalism, may be suf- 
fered in aeademic and scientific teaching, 
but conservatism, historical continuity 
and characteristic saliencies are the strong 
towers of schools of law. This it is that 
imposes upon States the duty of firmly 
estahlishing and jealously fostering their 
own schools of law. The State of South 
Carolina owes it to her past and to her 
future greatness as well to make her 
Sdhool of. Daw, now but embryonic and in- 
sufficient, equal to the great needs it was 
raised to meet. 

G-RADUATE WORK. 

There is another important line of work 
in which the College is engaged, with earn- 
est desire to improve the facilities for such 
study in this State. This is graduate work, 
often spoken of as post-graduate study. 
The College is able to offer to an increas- 
the numher of students the opportunity 
to undertake this graduate study in most 
of its departments. This offer at present 
has in view the attainment only of the 
degree of master of arts (A. M.) by courses 
of resident study, the student living at 
College and meeting his professors in 
regular class work during the time of at 
least one session. 

There is some reactionary feeling here 
and there that a college should content it- 
self with preparing men in a four years' 
undergraduate course for the degrees of 
bachelor of arts and ibachelor of science, 
leaving the higher work to the universi- 
ties. But this is to accept mediocrity, to 
resign oneself to lower work, to despair 
of development. For expansion and growth 
are to be looked for in those evolutions of 



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undergraduate work that go forward to 
higher planes of knowledge and culture, 
either in professional and special studies 
or in the attainment of 'those higher 
academic degrees, the master of arts and 
the doctor of philosophy, which are now 
almost prerequisite to the aspirant for the 
best professional positions, as well as to 
the seeker after the toest and highest cul- 
ture. Here, as in law and pedagogy, the 
offer of such courses is in answer to the 
growing demand for opportunity in this 
line on the part of the most ambitious 
and capable students in the State. The 
number of students asking for these 
graduate courses is increasing at this Col- 
lege, and this offer is no more than the 
due answer to a commendable desire on 
■the part of young scholars to be given 
the facilities for higher preparation for 
greater usefulness. It would be cruel and 
culpable not to heed this call. 

The number of students asking for such 
work grows yearly and it Would grow in 
far greater proportion if fuller and broader 
opportunity were given for such study. 
But the College is bindered by lack of 
funds from affording this instruction as 
it would like to. Natives of this State who 
wish for ampler preparation than the un- 
dergraduate courses afford are driven to 
repair to ccther and more favored States 
for what their own State should supply, 
but does not. Thus many a talented and 
worthy young scho'lar finds his best de- 
velopment shut off because his State does 
not see fit to provide for his higher edu- 
cation. Realizing the justice of this de- 
mand and desirous of exalting the stan- 
dards of education, the College, hard 
pressed with undergraduate work as her 
professors are, yet seeks to overcome the 
drawbacks of lack of funds and teachers 
and strains her resources and overworks 
her instructors to give this graduate op- 
portunity to the young men of the State. 
It needs to be properly equipped and to be 
more fully manned for this work, for it 
requires more apparatus, better appli- 
ances and a fuller and more specialized 
teaching force for such study. It is not 
hopeless that this need will ere long be 
felt and met. 

In order to broaden the various courses 
and to afford individual students oppor- 
tunity for specializing within the range of 
the undergraduate work the College 
makes, in the upper classes, nearly one- 
half the work subject to the student's 
choice. Thus students maj^ make their 
undergraduate study lead towards pro- 
fessional preparation, filling with scientific, 
or linguistic, or philosophical studies thc- 
wliole elective time left at their disposal 
in the two most important years of col- 
lege, the junior and senior. The student 
who is looking to medicine, for instance. 



may rake such chemical and physical and 
bio:c5.cai studies as will best fit him for 
his professional work, and at the same 
time win him the A. B. degree. So with 
specialists in other lines. In addition to 
this the authorities, realizing that many 
students have neither the time nor the in- 
clination for a full regular course, have 
provided that these applicants may take 
such special courses in the College as they 
may wish, provided they are prepared foV 
such special work, and provided they carry 
enough work to occupy their time. Young 
men and women in the town of Columbia 
thus have the opportunity to take some 
work in college w^hile attending to their 
daily business. This has proved a boon 
•to many hard-working young people forced 
to labor for a living, but having a few 
hours a day to give to study. In a word 
the policy of the College is to suit its 
educational advantages ro the needs, abil- 
ities and opportunities of those who de- 
sire them, giving whole loaves or halves 
or quarters as the student may be able 
to take them. 

NORMAL INSTRUCTION. 

The college offers training in another 
important branch of professional study: 
the normal or pedagogical. This de- 
partment also needs to be enlarged and 
strengthened in courses, equipment and 
instructors. There is no more pressing 
need in this State than for w-ell-equipped 
men teachers. Yet there is inadequate 
provision made for this purpose. The Col- 
lege is doing as good work in this direc- 
tion as can be exnected of it under the 
draw-backs with which it labors. It is to 
be hoped that in the near future ample 
provision will be made for the full equip- 
ment of this important department. The 
necessity of making the normal depart- 
ment of the South Carolina College ap- 
proximately equal to the needs of a State 
so law in the scale of illiteracy as this 
should need no further appeal 'than the 
statement of the case. 

This State is admirably fitting her 
women for teaching. But women alone 
cannot carry forw-ard this great work of 
training, especially boy-training in the 
upper classes; nor have they been found 
sufficiently equal to the exigencies of ad- 
ministration and discipline. There must 
be male head-ship for the most part: that 
is the consensus of world experience. 
Evidently South Carolina is far behind 
her duty in this regard. To the -correc- 
tion of this neglect, the College is ad- 
dressing its efforts. It is doing normal 
work as far as it can with its equipment 
and service. But it must still insist upon 
a broader view of the situation and a 
better provision for this need. 



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ATHLETICS. 

What of athletics? That by some is 
held to be no part of the duty of the col- 
lege but only the avocational sport of 
bovs Modern educational ideals, how- 
ever' eontradict this narrow view and re- 
oord college athletics as an important 
rjart of college work. Athletics as now 
practiced is not irregular and unimpor- 
tant play. The far-away voice of the 
Greeks is heard, again urging physical 
exercise, bodily training, as a part of 
education that may not be neglected, much 
less ignored, and that voice is being 
heeded at last. Asceticism and mistaken 
scholasticism had their way with educa- 
tion for nearly 2,000 years, after the 
Greeks had proved beforehand that they 
must fail, as fail they did. But the mod- 
ern especially the Anglo-Saxon, educator 
has turned back to the Greek, and witn 
the notable addition of moral culture, too 
much neglected by that ancient worthy, 
has fixed upon the threefold regimen of 
bodily, mental and moral training for all- 
round culture. f„.^^ 

So athletics is freed from the false sUgma 
of puerility. It is not boy-business is not 
mere play. It is serious man-business and 
hard work It is part of the college course 
and an important adjunct «« ^°11^?^^^°'^3 
It is being directed by college faculties, 
and boards to correct its abuses and con- 
firm its good uses. The South Carolma 
College stands for athletics; not the puer- 
ility and pseudo-professionalism that mark 
its beginnings, hamper its development 
and give its enemies so many specious 
arguments against its existence. But with 
other modern educational institutions, 
lealizing that colleges and students were 
not made to support faculties and boards, 
but these for the sake of the student, it 
seeks to foster and direct athletics to its 
evident admirable physical, mental and 
moral uses, and tO' avoid and correct its 
parasitic and accidental abuses. The col- 
lege is expected to turn out a well-rounded 
man, physically strengthened, mentally 
equipped, morally reinforced for the try- 
ing battle of life. This it shall never do 
ir it educate the brain, but not the heart; 
if it educate both brain and heart, and not 
the body. 

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. 

But this is an age of research, men 
have ceased to cry for the truth and 
wait for it to reveal itself. They now 
dig it from the bowels of earth, dredge 
it from the depths of ocean, pluck it from 
among the stars. With all their mani- 
fold powers they compel it with the 
agencies of science and art, with analy- 
sis, anatomization, chemical and physical 
compulsion, to which truth yields its 
treasures. So the modern college has 
become an armory where in library and 



laboratory and cabinet and museum the 
great work of research goes on; where 
hand and eye and ear and pen and scal- 
pel arid hammer, and microscope and tel- 
escope, and spectroscope, and chemical 
agents, and electrical batteries are work- 
ing out the problems of nature and mind, 
and trained leaders are planning the 
world conquests that shall lift the race 
to perfection. Mindful of this great 
movement, and coveting a part therein, 
the College seeks to improve its poor fa- 
cilities for research and independent in- 
vestigation. So its appliances, though 
meagre, yet afford the beginning of such 
work, and give promise of better things 
when the State has realized what a col- 
lege should be and do. The basis is 
here of a worthy institution when the 
time is ripe. 
CHEAPENING COST OF EDUCATION. 

While enriching educational content, 
the College is cheapening educational op- 
portunity; the higher education is stoop- 
ing to lowest levels of life, and inviting 
ignorance and illiteracy upward. The col- 
lege has joined with earnestness in the 
distinctly Southern movement to bring 
down the cost of higher education, so 
that it shall be within reach of the poor- 
est. It has, with others, made the pro- 
hibitive old-time fees nominal, has done 
away all extra charges, has remitted 
tuition to the meritorious, has provided 
wholesome food and comfortable lodgings 
at bare cost, and thus has enabled scores 
of young men to win college training, 
who otherwise would have been hewers 
of wood and drawers of water all their 
days. It is no small achievement that 
the colleges of the South have made, with 
self-sacrifice that threatened their exist- 
ence, in this reduction of the expense of 
collegiate education so low that a boy 
can live at college almost as cheaply as 
at home. This alone has made it pos- 
sible, in the poverty-pinched state of the 
South, for her sons and daughters to at- 
tain the higher preparation for life that 
has heretofore cost so high as to be re- 
garded the boon only of the rich. The 
poor have education extended to them, 
not only in primary schools, but in col- 
leges and universities. 

This College has brought down the cost 
of education for self-denying and frugal 
young men so low as $125 a session, and 
its average to the mark of $175 a session. 
To the higher-priced colleges of the 
North and We«t this seems incredible. 
But it is true and is proved each year 
by new cases. And it has done this not 
simply or chiefly by the process of cheap- 
ening the necessaries of college life, but 
by inculcating frugality, economy, and 
plain living, and by setting the example 
of these virtues. The standard of liv- 
ing, that standard that is fixed by no 



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quotations, no exchanges, but that is es- 
tablished and commended by the customs 
and principles of the community, has in 
this College been commended by the econ- 
omy and frugality of the professors and 
students. It is a plain and simple stand- 
ard, suitable to the case of the poor 
scholars. The atmosphere is purified by 
right sentiments and right practices, by 
care and discrimination in the use of 
money, by plainness of dress and living. 
This itself is no mean education, to teach 
boys to want little, to waste norhing and 
to covet the best things. 

HONOR SYSTEM AND CHARACTER 
BUILDING. 

And the best of these best things is that 
one thing needful which the College by 
adherence to the honor system as the 
method of discipline has stressed with 
special force, has insisted on with tireless 
earnestness, and set forth long ago as the 
single article of its educational creed, in 
the following noble words, fixed in the by- 
laws : 

"Offences are any acts, omissions, of 
habits unfavorable to the peculiar duties 
of a student, or incompatible with the ob- 
ligations of morality and religion, and 
inconsistent with the propriety, decorum 
or courtesy w^hich should alwaj's char 
acterize a gentleman. As the end of the 
College is to train a body of gentlemen 
in knowledge, virtue, religion and refine- 
ment, whatever has a tendency to de- 
feat this end, or is inconsistent with it, 
should be treated and punished as an of- 
fence, whether expressly mentioned in 
the laws or not. The sense of decency, 
propriety and right which every honora- 
ble young man carries in his own bosom 
shall be taken as a sufficient means of 
knowing these things, and he who pleads 
ignorance in such matters is unfit to be 
a member of the College. The board ex- 
pects and requires the students to main- 
tain the character of refined and elevated 
Christian gentlemen. It would be 
ashamed of. any man who would excuse 
breaches of morality, propriety and deco- 
rum on the plea that the acts in ques- 
tion are not specifically condemned in the 
College code. It earnestly desires that 
the students may be influenced to good 
conduct and diligence in study by higher 
motives than the coercion of law; and it 
mainly relies for the success of the insti- 
tution as a place of liberal education on 
moral and religious principle, a sense 
of duty, and the generous feeling which 
belong to young men engaged in honora- 
hle pursuits." 

This means self-reverence, self-knowl- 
edge, self-control, and it all converges to 



that supreme end of education and life, 
the attainment of character. When all 
has been said this is the beginning and 
the middle and the end of education. 
Bricks and brains, apparatus and appli- 
ances, talent and genius, fame and glory 
are good. But they are worthy, are in- 
telligible, indeed, only as they make for 
personal excellence and relative Useful- 
ness. The College may, for lack of money, 
continue too ill-equipped to turn out 
scholars, too poor to make specialists in 
knowledge. But it still shall be worth un- 
told sums to the State and to the world 
if it shall be kept sufficiently alive and 
strong to go on making gentlemen, men 
of probity, good citizens, upright men of 
business, imbued with the principles of 
honor and inspired W'ith the ideals of 
righteousness. 

As the College pauses a moment on the 
threshold of its second century to take 
a glance over the traversed hundred 
years it reads its records on every page 
of the State's history for those years in 
the deeds and fame of hundreds and al- 
most thousands of its sons. In the forum, 
in the pulpit, in the teacher's chair, on 
the Bench, at the Bar, in the sick room 
and in the hospital, on the exchanges, 
in the marts, in the field, its sons 
have not been wanting in civic 
and social dutj', and the battle call 
has bid them hy scores and hundreds to 
devoted sacrifice, to memorable deeds, to 
honorable graves. Their names, their 
fame shine rn the historic pajre, adorn the 
memorial tablets of stone and brass, jjleam in 
the lustrous roll of those "the worlii will not 
let die;" above all are cherisht d in the memory 
of the mother State, g-ratelul for their dieds 
and .iealDUs for their g-lory. 

Turning- to greet the new contiiry a suc- 
cession of centuries spreads invitingly be- 
fore the pepennial instituton, but begin- 
ning its great work. The State lives, the 
educational agencies of her upbuilding 
shall live, to draw new vigor from her 
bounty, new^ inspiration from her his- 
tory, new enthusiasm from her glory, and 
give back to her service and love and 
honor in the lengthening rolls of trained 
men, who shall go from College halls to 
uplift their fellows, to bless the commu- 
nity, and to realize the ideals of manhood 
and Statehood to which the ages yearn 
with infinite longing. 

It is with institutions as with individu- 
als—they must be made perfect through 
suffering. It is the steep, heaven-leading 
path to perfection. The College has borne 
distress and, like many a sore-bestead 
worker for his unappreciative fellow^ men. 
continues to labor, asking neither reward 
nor praise. Its labors shall be felt and 
valued at Inst. Expecting that day, the 
College still labors and waits. 



THE S. C. COLLEGE CADETS. 



How They Rushed to the War in April, 1861. -A Patriotic Ardor 
that Brooked no Restraint and that Could not be Subdued 
by College Discipline.— Their Offer of Their Services and its Ac- 
ceptance by Governor Pickens. — Scenes of the Burning and Sur- 
render of Fort Sumter. — How the Cadets Returned to College 
for Awhile, but Afterwards Entered the Confederate Service and 
Fought Until the Bitter End. — A Roster of the Company, in 
Which Appear the Names of Some Who Later Served in Other 
Commands. . 



(By Col Iredell Jones, Second Lieutenant 
S. C. C. Cadets.) 

The year 1860 will ever be indelibly im- 
pressed upon the political history of the 
American Republic. Its violent discus- 
sions, its intense excitements, t'he fright- 
fully cruel war that followed, and the 
death, waste and destruction that result- 
ed as a consequence will ever form a 
chapter of intense interest for future gen- 
erations. That a South Carolinian of the 
old school, who had been taught by 
proud, high-toned, chivalric forefathers to 
guard with jealous care his civil and po- 
ntical rights, who looked upon his liberty 
with more concern than his life, should 
hurry to take steps to withdraw his con- 
nections from what he knew to be vital 
encroachments by the General Govern- 
ment upon his inherited belief in the sov- 
ereign rights of his State was not be 
wondered at. The sequel has shown how 
more than sixty thousand South Carolina 
soldiers, more than the voting population 
of the State, hurried to the battlefield, to 
defend the principles they had been taught 
to respect, and for which they were will- 
ing to offer their lives. 

South Carolina was the leader in the 
cause for Southern rights. During the en- 
tire year of 1860 her statesmen were fore- 
most in asserting advanced Southern doc- 
trine during the political contest for Pres- 
ident of the United States. At first the ex- 
citement was greater within the borders 
than in other States of the South and 
probably the discussions more violent. 
Upon Columbia, the Capital of the State, 
and significantly bearing the name of the 
original great discoverer of our free West- 
ern Hemisphere, fell the heaviest shock of 
the fearful political storm. During the 
year political conventions were held. The 
State seceded from the National Union on 



the 20th of December. The Ordinance of 
Secession was actually passed in the City 
of Charleston, but the convention first 
assembled in Columbia and passed a pre- 
liminary resolution to the same purpose. 
The streets of Columbia were at times 
filled with excited audiences, and speak- 
ers from the balconies and porches of the 
hotels hurled back at Northern fanatics 
threats of resistance against any efforts 
or action looking to coercion. In the 
meanwhile the bonfires were lighted and 
torchlight processions were frequent, and 
the beautiful patriotic girls of the glorious 
old city made palmetto cockades and tied 
them with blue ribbon and presented them 
with a "God-speed" to the cause of liber- 
ty. How could the gallant young men of 
the South Carolina College fail to be im- 
pressed with the patriotic fever now rag- 
ing over the land? It is not surprising 
that they hurried to reorganize the 
College company in the fall of 1860. There 
had been in former days a company in the 
College known as the South Carolina Col- 
lege Cadets, but this older organization 
was disbanded by order of the Governor 
in 1856. The students got into trouble with 
the police of Columbia during that year, 
and good order in the College was threat- 
ened, and the authorities had the guns 
returned to the arsenal and the company 
disbanded. B. J. Witherspoon, of Lancas- 
ter, was the last captain of that older com- 
pany. The following newspaper account 
of the old College company, which took 
part in the parade on the occasion of Gen 
Lafayette's visit to South Carolina in 
1824, will be interesting: "In line were 
the South Carolina cadets. There were 40 
or 50 of these young men. commanded by 
Cadet Capt Saxon. They had a striking- 
uniform, a dark grey, swallow tail coat 
and white trousers. The head dress was 



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the peculiarly shaped cap or chapeau of 
that day. The white duck trousers were 
gathered at the knee by a band of black 
velvet ribbon an inch wide, with streamers 
han^ng down the outer seam and falling 
to the ankle. Long trousers, known as 
'Lafayette pants,' had then supplanted 
the knickerbockers which Lafayette wore 
when an American soldier. The cadets 
wore powdered qeues of the colonial 
style." 

The organization which was inspired by 
the revolutionary events of 1860 was 
formed in the fall of that year. A com- 
plete list of the names of its members has 
luckily been preserved by Mr R. F. Flem- 
ing, a student of the College, a member 
of the companj', and now a highly respect- 
ed citizen of Greenwood County. We add 
the list as follows: 

ROSTER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA 
COLLEGE OALETS, 1861. 

John H. Gary, captain. 

E. Dawkins Rogers, first lieutenant. 
Iredell Jones, second lieutenant. 

L. H. Watts, third lieutenant. 

T. S. Dupont, ensign. 

J. Petigru Mellard, quarterma&ter. 

S. M. Richardson, first sergeant. 

J. C Hatoersham, second sergeant. 

J. M. Iv^y, third sergeant. 

W. T. Gary, fourth sergeant. 

F. K. Oliver, fifth sergeant. 

R. W. B. Elliott, first corporal. 

R. DeTTeville Lawrence, second corporal. 

R. M. Anderson, third corporal. 

J. J. Fripp, fourtli corporal. 

J. G. McCaill, fifth corporal. 

James Watts, sixth corporal. 

Privates— D. Ancrum, W. A. Ancrum, F. 
M. Bailey, J. M. Bell, S. Boykln, Landon 
Dowle, J. W. Brearly, J. F. Byrd, J. C. 
Calhoun, M. A. Carlisle, R. K. Charles, W. 
T. Charles, W. A. Clark, C. W. Coker, H. 
C. Cunningham, J. B. Cureton, F. B. 
Davis, J. E. Davis, S. P. Dendy, W. P. Du- 
Bose, B. C. Dupont, J. B. Elliott, A. A. 
Faust, Augustus Fielding, R. F. Fleming, 
C. B. Poster, J. H. Fowles. I. N. Fow»:es, 
A. C. Praser, W. H. Geiger, T^^eston Gib- 
son, Les'lie Glover, A. T. Goodwyn, C. E. 
Gregg, T. O. Grey, J. N. Guerard, P. Gul- 
latt, A. H. Hamilton, R. A. Harllee, John 
C. Haskell, P. L. Henry, I. K. Heyward, J. 
M. Hill, E'dward Houston, Joseph C. Has- 
kell, J. H. Heuitt, H. P. Jennings, Wm 
Kirk, J. M. McCarley, G. H. McCutcheon, 
R. G. McCutcheon, S. McGowan, T. B. 
McLaurin, F. H. Macleod, J. G. Marshall, 
J. Poinsett Mellard, C. G. Memminger, Jr, 
T. J. Moore, A. P. Nicholson, F. S. Par- 
ker, Jr, T. S. Rhett, H. W. Rice, Jr, Ar- 
thur Robinson, P. H. Robertson, W. J. 
Rook, D. T. Smith, E. C. Smith, R. H. 
Smith, A. T. Smythe, D. P. Sojourner, J. 
T. C. Spann, J. P. Spratt, H. W. Sceven- 
son, G. M. Stoney, C. P. Storres, E. R. 



Stuart, H. M. Stuart, J. H. Townsend, W. 
W. Trapier, W. J. Trezevant, J. C. Vance, 
J. T. TValker, Ernest Walworth, A. H. 
Watson, J. B. Watson, Bentley Weston, 
W. Whitaker, J. S. White, J. A. Wilson, 
W. A. Youmans. 

This company was first drilled and in- 
structed by 'Oapt H. S. Thompson, of the 
Arsenal, afterwards Governor Thompson, 
and were furnished with arms and accou- 
trements by 'the State. The members pro- 
vided themselves with a pretty gray uni- 
form, and were delighted to parade the 
streets of the city and perform various 
military evolutions according to Hardee's 
tactics in the presence of an admiring pub- 
lic. There could not have been a greater 
"esprit de corps" manifested in. any similar 
organization. Drifted togetlier from all 
parts of the same State, inspired by a com- 
mon purpose, that of education, being 
friends and class mates, and socially upon 
an equality, tlhey had pride in themselves, 
in the College and a fervent love for the 
mother State, which burned brighter in 
their young heants as the threatened dan- 
gers to their State grew greater. They 
cheered every sentiment that honored 
South Carolina; they welcomed every one 
who was a friend to the cause of Southern 
rights. When old Edmond Ruffin, of Vir- 
ginia, made his appearance within the 
walls of the College they gave him a grand 
reception, called for a speech, waved the 
Palmetto fiag over his head and did honor 
to the long, silver gray locks that feill over 
his shoulders. If the writer remembers cor- 
rectly, our present distinguished citizen. 
Judge A. C. Haskell, was the j^oung man 
who held aloft the Palmetto flag over the 
old man's head. Time passes and the 
eventful year of 1861 is ushered in. This 
company continues its drills and makes 
preparation with the burning thought that 
they were following the motto of their 
State: "Animis opibusque parati!" They 
did not dream probably of the frightful 
havoc, distress and destruction that has 
since been experienced by our people, but 
they were impressed then with, all the pa- 
triotic motives which made the Confeder- 
ate soldier famous, and induces the desire 
on 'the part of the Daughters of the Con- 
federacy to know the part performed by 
the cadets of the Co'llege in the war be- 
tween the States. If they exulted in their 
handsome uniforms, the martial step and 
inspiring drum beat, their inmost thoughts 
struck deeper and a more serious chord, 
when the threatened hostilities at las-t 
i broke out. The first gun that was fired on 
Fort Sumter sounded the call to arms. For 
days and weeks before the signal 'the stu- 
dents had watched the reports of the ra- 
pidly occurirng events in Charleston and 
! the company was eager to go to the front, 
i but the more conservative faculty vigor- 



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ously opposed tlie idea of disrupting the 
Hollege and exerted all their influence to 
prevent the boys from tendering their ser- 
vices to the Governor, but without avail. 
On the morning of tlie 12th of April they 
marched in a body to the South Carolina 
depot, where they boarded the train for 
Charleston, paying their own way. Capt 
Gary had made application to the presi- 
dent of the College asking permission to 
go, and the faculty were holding their 
meeting on the morning of the 12th of 
April while the boys were hurrying away. 
On ithis point the recollections of Mr R. 
K. Cliar'les, (a member of the company,) of 
Darlington, are so very clear and explicit 
that the writer will insert extracts from 
his letters, as follows: 

"When the firing began in Fort Sumter 
the company telegraphed the tender of its 
services to Governor Pickens in Charles- 
ton and requested orders to come down 
immediately. The Governor accepted the 
company as a part of the militia in ser- 
vice and ordered it to hold itself in readi- 
ness and remain in Columbia until further 
orders. This was looked upon by the stu- 
dents, as, no doutot it was, as a plan to 
keep them out of the fight, and they were 
greatly dissatisfied and began to devise 
modes of circumventing the Governor's 
plans. At last it was determined to disband 
the company which Ihad been tendered and 
immediately form another company and 
go to Charileston without asking for orders, 
and this was done. They could not take 
their guns with them, as they had prom- 
ised to use the guns only with the consent 
of the faculty, so the guns were stacked in 
the usual place in the liibrary. The new 
company had only a short time to prepare 
to take the train, which left at 6 o'clock. 
Just before the train started the captain 
telegraphed to Governor Pickens that a 
new company was on its, way to Charles- 
ton. President Longstreet, seeing the im- 
possibility of restraining the boys, came 
down to the train and gave them a pleas- 
ant farewell and God-speed." 

As the train speeded oh to Charleston 
the reports of the Iheavy artillery firing on 
Fort Sumter could be heard and no words 
can picture the patriotic feelings of the 
young men as they went to the front to 
take part in the active hostl'Iities. As the 
train drew up at the depot in Charleston 
the rain poured down in torrents. Some 
might imagine that the ardor of this pa- 
triotic and enthusiastic corps would have 
been colled off, but, undismayed and un- 
daunted, they fell into ranks while the 
rain poured down on their pretty new uni- 
forms and kept step down the streets of 
Charleston to the Hibernian Hall, which 
was provided for their Quarters. But there 
was no rest. After taking supper at the 
old Pavilion Hotel the boys scattered 



about, some to the Battery to listen to the 
firing going on in the harbor, others to 
learn the news and find out possibly what 
part of Fort Sumter it was designed that 
they sihould assail! Lieut L. H. Watts was 
dispatched to Beauregard's headquarters 
for orders and finally we received instruc- 
tions to be prepared to embark for Sulli- 
van's Island at daylight next morning. In 
the meantime they were furnished with 
guns and ammunition at the State Armory 
and the four officers were each presented 
by the Governor with a Colt's navy revolv- 
er. We boarded the tug 'boat early in the 
morning of the 1.3th and steamed away 
across the harbor to the Island. We 
touched at Mount Pleasant wharf on ac- 
count of the heavy firing and waited for 
some time until the firing slackened and 
then proceeded to the Island. Before ar- 
riving we observed Fort Sumter on fire 
and the 'bomibarding ceased. Major Ander- 
son had saluted us with several shots, 
which fell in the water short of the mark. 
The boys had been ordered to keep below 
deck to be concealed from view, but, urged 
by their enthusiastic curiosity, they held 
their heads above deck until one of Major 
Andersons' solid shot ricochefcted over the 
boat, then their curiosity was suddenly 
satisfied and they obeyed orders! Arriving 
at Sullivan's Island we were marched to 
that elegant hotel, the old Moultrie House, 
beyond Port Moultrie, and were eye-wit- 
nesses to aill the thrilling and now histori- 
cal events which occurred on the ever- 
memorable 13 th of April, 1861. We wit- 
nessed the heavy volumes of smoke arising 
in Fort Sumter; we saw the small boat, 
known as the Wigfall boat, proceed toward 
the burning fort and we saw the United 
States fiag hauled down and the Palmetto 
flag take its pCace on the flag staff. The 
cadets were quartered for several days at 
the Moultrie House, when they were sent 
to a private summer house nearer and be- 
low Fort Moultrie, Where our principal 
duties consisted of drilling on the beach 
and enjoying every moment of our new and 
novel situation. The only real service per- 
formed 'by the cadets during their stay on 
Sullivan's Island was to guard the beach, 
apprehending the enemy migiht make a 
land attack on Sullivan's Island. This duty 
t'hey performed most faithfully, and a few 
of these conscientious, enthusiastic mid- 
night sentine'ls (for only a few are left) 
will remember the countersigns "White 
Oak" and "Myrtle." At the end of three 
weeks or more we received orders to return 
to Columbia. On landing in Charleston on 
the return trip we were escorted by Mul- 
ler's Band and as the company passed the 
Mercury office the flag of the office was 
lowered and the salute returned. When we 
reached the Mills House Governor Pickens 
came down the steps and made a shore 



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speech complimenting the company and 
presented it with the arms and accoutre- 
ments it had received at the State Arse- 
nal on arrival in Charleston, and ordered 
it to take quarters at the Charleston Hotel 
and proceed next day to Columbia. The 
Mayor (old Dr Goodwyn) and the City 
Council received it at the depot and es- 
corted it to the Oity Hall, where refresh- 
ments were served in the good old South 
Carolina style. We did not then appreciate 
the great, far-reaching, momentous act! 
We could not raise the veil that obscured 
the future and see in the near distance that 
deadly, bloody, disastrous and cruel war, 
which made desolate the homes of a conti- 
nent and buried for a time, at least, to the 
bottomless pits of oblivion the proud 
hopes of a brave, honorable, law-abiding 
and liberty-loving people! We looked upon 
the scene and rejoiced. We saw with de- 
light "The Star Spangled Banner" hauled 
down, for we then looked upon it as the 
emblem of oppression and tihe living sign 
of the violation of the covenant, while 
tear drops moistened our eyes as the em- 
blem of libertj' was flaunted to the breeze, 
and we hurrahed for "The Bonny Blue 
Flag that ibears a siingle star!" 

The return of the cadets to Columbia 
meant the reopening of the South Carolina 
College and the continuation of the class 
exercises. During the absence of the stu- 
dents the professors had lectured to 
empty benches, at the same time they re- 
mained at their posts ready for their du- 
ties. The College exercises were kept up 
in some shape until the close of the term, 
the latter part of June. There was, how- 
ever, no peace outside the College walls 
and none wathin. Active steps were taken 
at once to go to Virginia, then becoming 
the seat of war, and one by one the boys 
began to leave College to join the various 
commands then forming throughout the 
State. The excitement was so great there 
could be no study and while the faculty 
lectured and passed resolutions and urged 
the students to remain at their books they 
were busy preparing for the field of battle. 
During the latter part of June, 1S61, an- 
other company was formed, which ten- 
dered its services to Governor Pickens to 
go to Virginia. A committee was ap- 
pointed to wait on the Governor at his 
residence at Edgefield and was composed, 
according to the writer's recollection, of 
S. M. Richardson and H. W. Rice. The 
Governor received them very cordially and 
seemed willing to accept the company for 
the vacation of three months, but con- 
ditioned upon the consent of the faculty. 
During the interview the Governor said: 
"The war would be of short duration and 
that the Government needed statesmen 
more than soldiers." The Governor ex- 
pressed the thought also that in his opi»- 
ion the young men would be of more ser- 



vice scattered about in different organiza- 
tions than in one compact body. The facul- 
ty passed resolutions declining to assume 
any control over the students during va- 
cation, so accordingly when the commit- 
tee's report was received the cadets dis- 
banded, some going off at once, to war, 
and others remaining until the session 
ended, the last of June. The company was 
composed as follows: 

OFFICERS. 
Prof Charles S. Venable, captain. 
Iredell Jones, first lieutenant. 
H. M. Stewart, second lieutenant. 
S. M. Richardson, third lieutenant. 

NOX-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

H. W. Rice, first sergeant. 

J. M. Ivy, second sergeant. 

T. K. Oliver, third sergeant. 

R. M. Anderson, fourth sergeant. 

E. Houston, fifth sergeant. 

J. G. Marshall, first corporal. 

J. G. McCall, second corporal. 

G. M. Stoney, third corporal. 

J. M. McCarley, fourth corporal. 

B. Weston, fifth corporal. 

R. DeTreville Lawrence, sixth corporal. 

Privates— A. K. Boyce, J. W. Brearley, 
J. C. Calhoun, R. K. Charles, C. W. Coker, 
S. B. Dendy, E. Dennis, W. P. DuBose, 
L. S. Dupont, A. R. Elmore, J. B. Elliot, 
C. B. Foster, A. Fielding, J. H. Fowles, 
Weston Gibson. Leslie Glover, P. Guilot 
T. C. Grey, J. N. Guerard, A. T. Goodwyn, 
J. C. Haskell, A. H. Hamilton, H. P. Jen- 
nings, S. S. McAliley. G. H. McCutchen, 
R. T. McCutchen, J. A. Mills, J. P. Mel- 
lard. A. P. Nicholson, J. G. Ramsey, J. 
M. Richardson, D. P. Sojourner, R. H. 
Smith. A. T. Smythe, G. R. Thornwell, 
J. H. Trezevant, J. L. White, W. D. War- 
ren, J. A. Wilson. 

It will be observed that Prof Charles 
S Venable, professor of mathematics of 
the South Carolina College, w^as made 
captain of this company, which had volun- 
teered for service at the front in Vir- 
ginia. It was the opinion of all concerned 
at that time that some one of riper years 
and more matured judgment should com- 
mand this body of students, but the se- 
lection of this distinguished educator was 
a deserved compliment and shows the 
highest tribute his scholars could pay to 
their esteemed and honored instructor. 
Prof Venable's letter of acceptance, dated 
24th of June, 1861, herewith annexed, 
shows the earnest and zealous manner in 
which he proceeded to provide for the 
boys and expresses his appreciation of 
the honor: 

Fairfax C. H., June 24, 1861. 

Mr Iredell Jones— Dear Sir: I received 
your letter this morning and telegraphed 
my acceptance. I write to give my an- 
swer more in detail. I will command the 



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company with pleasure. I am sorry that 
any difficulty occurred, but on sober 
thinking of it my acceptance may serve in 
a measure to heal it, and I will do every- 
thing 1 can for men who have treated me 
with so much kindness as the South Caro- 
lina students. I must hear from you at 
once, for I must get tents and all sorts of 
camp equipage in Richmond. We must 
not move with too much baggage, but 
must, be well fixed in every particular, so 
that all parties may be satisfied at home 
that the hardships of soldier's life are 
transferred by all the care that watchful 
officers can give their men. I am perfectly 
convinced that every company should have 
its own hospital tent. When I hear more 
definitely from you I can go to Richmond 
and make many of these arrangements 
myself. The boys must be very particular 
not CO bring too much luggage. Do you 
think it will be necessary for me to go to 
South Carolina to bring you on or would 
it answer as well to meet you in Rich- 
mond? Let every man in the crops get at 
once one or two flannel bellybands, and 
besides this a cape buttoned to the cap or 
a Havelock. These things are great pre- 
ventives against disease. I need not 
tell you that in some points of drill the 
corps will find me not yet au fait, but I 
think I can make it up very soon. On this 
poin.t I feel clear, because you can all say 
that I did not seek the position which you 
in your too great kindness and confidence 
have offered me, and I cannot and will not 
decline it. Have you any knapsacks? 
Have you the right to ttic muskets? Tele- 
graph me what you desire me to do briefly 
and write to me in full. The telegraph, as 
v.-ell as the letter, should be sent to 
Manassas Junction, Tudor Hall Station, 
care of Capt Casson, Kershaw's regiment. 
We are now in a few miles of the enemy, 
about fifteen miles from Washington. 
There are three college companies in the 
field— my old college. Hampden Sidney, 
away up near Phillipi, Washington Col- 
lege in the same direction and the Missis- 
sippi University at or near Harper's Ferry. 
Hoping soon to hear from you, and 
through you thanking the cadets again 



and again for this display of their confi- 
dence and good will, I am yours very 
truly, 

(Signed,) C. S. Venable. 

The College opened as usual in October, 
1861, at the beginning of the next term, 
but in a crippled condition. With several 
exceptions the professors were ready for 
duty and a limited number of students 
had reported. The work of education un- 
der difficulties proceeded, but still the 
usual control of the faculty could not 
avail to keep down the patriotic seniti- 
ments of South Carolina boys. The follow- 
ing extract, is taken from LaBorde's His- 
tory of the South Carolina College, dated 
November 8, 1861: 

"A committee of the students presented 
a communication to the faculty from the 
Governor of the State, expressing his will- 
ingness to allow the College cadets to re- 
port to Gen Drayton for military duty, 
provided they have the permission of any 
of the faculty. The faculty unanimously 
resolved that they have no authority to 
disband the College. There was now a 
general meeting of the students and they 
resolved to leave for the scene of war. 
The president waited upon the Governor 
and made the most strenuous effort to 
prevent it, but it was in vain." 

This third company of College cadets 
proceeded to the coast and was quartered 
for a time at the race track in Charles- 
ton. It is to be regretted that accurate 
data of the record of the services of this 
company is not available at this writing. 
The writer has assurances that it will be 
furnished in future. 

But the curtain does not fall on this, 
the third act of the South Carolina Col- 
lege cadets. All the students who were 
physically able did service in the armies 
of the Confederacy. Scattered in the vari- 
ous commands their blood was shed on 
all the great battlefields of the war! There 
are but few left to tell their deeds, except 
to say briefly, "They died for their coun- 
try," but thousands and hundreds of 
thousands will always remain to cherish 
the memory of the Southern soldier who 
gave his life to preserve his liberty! 



JEWELS OF CAROLINA. 



Men Who Added to the Glory of Their State, and Who are Alumni 
of the South Carolina College. 



It would be almost an endless task to 
give an account of the alumni who have 
held prominent and important positions in 
the management of the affairs of the na- 
tion and State, but to give some idea of 
the class of men graduated from the 
South Carolina College and the positions 
of honor they have had, a list is presented 
of the generals in the Confederate States 
army, the Governors, the Congressmen, 
the United States Senators who are alumni 
of the South Carolina College. This list 
may not be complete, but is the best that 
can be gotten up in a short time. 

GENERALS, C. S. A. 

Lieut Gen Wade Hampton, Class 1836. 
Major Gen M. C. Butler, Class 1857. 
Major Gen M. W. Gary, Class 1853. 
Major Gen John A. Wharton, Class 1850. 

BRIGADIER GENERALS. 

M. L. Bonham, Class 1834. 
John Bratton, Class 1850. 
Jas R. Chalmers, Class 1851. 
Jas Conner, Class 1849. 
Stephen Elliott, Class 1851. 
John B. Floyd. Class 1829. 
S. R. Gist, Class 1850. 
Maxcy Gregg, Class 1835. 
John D. Kennedy, Cla^s 1858. 
T. M. Logan, Class 1860. 
Samuel McGowan, Class 1841. 
W. H. Wallace, Class 1849. 
T. N. Waul, of Texas, Class, 1832. 
Lewis T. Wigfall. Class 1837. 

GOVERNORS. 

Richard I Manning, Class 1811. 
Steven D. Miller, Class 1808. 
George McDuffie, Class 1813. 
John Peter Richardson, Class 1819. 
Jas Henry Hammond, Class 1825. 
William Aiken, Class 1825. 
J. H. Means, Class 1832. 
J. L. Manning, Class 1837. 
W. H. Gist, Class 1827. 
Francis W. Pickens, Class 1827. 
M. L. Bonham, Class 1834. 
Wade Hampton, Class 1836. 
J. P. Richardson, Class 1849. 
A. G. Magrath, Class 1831. 



W. D. Simpson, Class 1843. 
Thos B. Jeter, Class 1846. 

FEDERAL JUDICIARY. 
Judge R. B. Gilchrist, Class 1S14. 
Judge A. G. Magrath, Class 1831. 
C. H. Simonton, Class 1849. 
Judge Wm H. Brawley, Class 1800. 

STATE JUDICIARY. 
Chancellor J. J.' Caldwell, Class ISl'i 
Wm Harper, Class 1808. 
G. W. Dargan, Class 1821. 
Job Johnstone, Class 1810. 
F. H. Wardlaw, Class 1850. 
Jas P. Carroll, Class 1827. 

CHIEF JUSTICES. 
John Belton O'Neall, Class 1812. 
F. J. Moses, Class 1823. 
W. D. Simpson, Class 1843. 
Henry Mclver, Class 1846. 

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES. 
A. C. Haskell, Class 1860. 
Samuel McGowan, Class 1841. 
E. B. Gary, Class 1872. 

JUDGES. 
Thos W. Glover, 
A. P. Butler, Class 1817. 
J. J. Evans, Class 1808. 
Baylies J. Earle, Class 1811. 
D. E. Huger, Jr, Class 1825. 
D. L. Wardlaw-, Class 1848. 
T. N. Dawkins, Class 1825. 
T. J. Withers, Class 1825. 
L. P. Boozer. 
Joseph R. Whitner. 
W. M. Thomas, Class 1852. 
C. P. Townsend, Class 1854. 
J. H. Hudson, Class 1852. 
T. B. Eraser, Class 1845. 
I. D. Witherspoon, Class 1854. 
W. H. Wallace, Class 1849. 

ALUMNI CONGRESSMEN. 
1830. James A. Black, 1843-7. 
1810, Wm Butler, 1841-3. 
1810, W. M. Butler, 1841-3. 
1819, W. H. Clowney, 18^3-5, 1837-9. 
W. F. Colcock, 
1810, W. R. Davis, 1827-41. 
1813, F. H. Elmore, 1837-9. 
1813, A. R. Go van, 1822-7. 
1809, W. J. Grayson, 1835-7. 
1825, J. H. Hummond, 1835-7, 



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1814, H. S. Legare, 1837-9. 

1811. R. I. Manning, 1834-6. 
1813, Geo McDuffle, 1821-35. 
1808, Stephen D. Miller, 1817-19. 
Wilson Nesbitt, 1817-19. 

1820, Wm T. Nickols, 1827-33. 
1827, F. W. Pickens, 1835-43. 

1812, H. L. Pinckney, 1833-37. 
1819, Jno P. Richardson, 1837-40. 

1813, Jos Rodg-ers, 1835-7. 
S. W. Trotti, 1842. 
R. F. Simpson, 1843-7. 

1814. Waddy Thompson, 1834-41. 
1811, Wm Woodward, 1815-17. 

Joseph A. Woodward, 1843-7. 

John Wilson, 1821-7. 

V/illiam Aiken. 
John Bratton, 1884-85. 
J. J. Hemphill, 1883-93. 
W. H. Perry, 1885-91. 
W. W. Boyce, 1853-60. 
Pres S. Brooks, 1853-57. 
D. E. Finley. 



1842, 
1816, 



1827, 
1813, 
1825, 



CONFEDERATE CONGRESSMEN. 

1843, L. M. Ayer. 
W. D. Simpson. 
Lawrence M. Keitt, 1853-60. 
M. L. Bonham, 1857-60. 

D. Wyatt, Aiken, 1876-80. 

J. A. Evins, 1876-84. 

John S. Richardson, 1879-83. 

SOUTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES 
SENATORS. 

1808, Wm Harper, 1826-26. 

1825, D. E. Huger, Jr, 1842-5. 

1813, George McDuffle, 1843-9. 

1808, Stephen D. Miller, 1831-4. 

1812, Wm C. Preston, 1834-42. 

1817, Andrew Pickens Butler, 1846-57. 

1825, F. H. Elmore, 1850-50. 

1808, Josiah J. Evans, 1852-58. 

1844, Thomas J. Robertson, 1868-77. 
1857, M. C. Butler, 1877-95. 

1836,' Wade Hampton, 1879-91. 



THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL. 



James L. Petigru's Masterly Address in 1854. — Review of the Origin 

of the College. — The Work of its Founders. — The High 

Stand Taken by its Alumni. 



At the semi-centennial celebratiOR of the 
South Carolina Colleg-e in 1854 the address 
to the graduating class was delivered by 
the Rev James H. Thornwell, D. D., then 
president of the College. The semi-cen- 
tennial oration was delivered by that other 
gifted and renowned alumnus, the Hon 
James L. Petig-ru. Much might well be 
said of Mr Petigru, of his eminent ser- 
vices as a jurist, orator, statesman and 
patriot, but in lieu of this a part of his 
masterly oration is republished. In the 
course of his address he said: 

It is our grateful task to commemorate 
the virtues of our founders— to celebrate 
the triumph of liberal principles over a 
narrow, egotistic policy and to mingle our 
congratulations over the fiftieth anniver- 
sary of the day when the South Carolina 
Cl liege welcomed ihe firs: student to its 
hospitable halls. If any doubts were en- 
tertained of the expediency of establish- 
ing- this seat of learning at the public ex- 
pense they have long since disappeared. 
No one now doubts that it is the duty of 
the State to make liberal provision for the 
higher branches of education. Such pro- 
vision must be made by the State, because 
such establishments are too costly for in- 
dividual enterprise. The enterprise of in- 
dividuals, sustained by the prospect of 
commercial profit, may scale the mountain 
barriers that vainly interpose their height 
to the invasion of the engineer and the 
prog-ress of the railroad. But the hills of 
Parnassus are proverbially barren and lit- 
erature temps no capitalist with the hope 
of dividends. Without the patronage of 
the State it would be impossible to erect 
the costly buildings, to collect the learned 
men and supply all the materials requisite 
for a seat of learning adapted to a high 
and comprehensive seat of study. And if 
it. be asked for what use such a college 
is wanted the answer is that such an es- 
tablishment is necessary to the progress 
of improvement. Curiosity is the spring 
of literary and scientific research-. It is 
excited by the knowledge of what has been 
discovered — by acquaintance with the 
methods of investigation— by emulation 
and the intercourse of kindred minds. It 
is in colleges that these causes are in full 
operation. They stimulate activity, keep 



pace with the improvement of the age and 
furnish inquiring minds with the means of 
further progress. It is a law of our na- 
ture that, if society be not progressive, it 
will decline. Colleges, therefore, are in- 
stitutions of necessity, and where they an- 
swer the purposes for which they are 
founded amply repay the generous pat- 
ronage of the public, although they add 
nothing to the stock of material wealth. 

Fifty years have passed and we have 
crossed, for the first time, the threshold 
of the new hall, wher^ cne future anni- 
versaries of this College are to be cele- 
brated. The old chapel and the early days 
of this institution will henceforth be in- 
vested with a sort of historical Interest. 
When we survey the flowing river we are 
prompted by a natural curiosity to know 
from what distant springs it takes its 
source, and I revert from this splendid 
dome to the Incunabula of our College 
with more pleasure, because it affords the 
opportunity of rendering the poor tribute 
of posthumous applause to the memory 
of its first president, my revered master. 

Jonathan Maxcy exerted no little infiu- 
r-nce on the character of the youth of his 
day and his name is never to be men- 
tioned by his disciples without reverence. 
He had many eminent qualifications for his 
office. His genius was aesthetic; persua- 
sion fiowed from his lips and his eloquence 
diffused over every subject the bright hues 
of a warm imagination. He was t'eeplj^ 
imbued with classic learning and the hu- 
man mind divided his heart with the love 
of polite literature. With profound piety, 
he was free from the slightest taint of 
bigotry or narrowness. E^rly in life he 
had entered into the ministry, under sec- 
tarian banners, but though he never re- 
siled from the creed which he had adopt- 
ed — so catholic was his spirit — so genial 
his soul to the inspirations of faith, hope 
and charity— that, whether in the chair 
or the pulpit, he never seemed to us less 
than an apostolic teacher. Never will the 
charm of his eloquence be erased from 
the memory on which its impression has 
once been made. His elocution was equally 
winning and peculiar. He spoke in the 
most deliberate manner; his voice was 
I clear and gentle; his action composed and 



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quiet; yet no man had such eommand over 
the noisy sallies of youth. His presence 
quelled every disorder. The most riotous 
offender shrunk from the reproof of that 
pale brow and Intellectual eye. The rev- 
erence that attended him stilled the pro- 
gress of disaffection, and to him belonged 
the rare power— exercised in the face of 
wondering Europe by Lamartine— ol quell- 
ing by persuasion the spirit of revolt. 

The bachelor's degree was conferred, for 
the first time, in 1806— and then upon one 
student, Anderson Crenshaw, the protag- 
onist %f this school. He made his soli- 
tsry curriculum without an associate, and 
thereby gave an example of independence 
which accorded well with the integrity 
of his mind. May it ever be characteristic 
of our school to pursue the path of honor, 
even if it be solitary. May the man whom 
this College enrolls among her sons ever 
retain the firmness to stand alone when 
duty and conscience are on his side. Nor 
was our protagonist unworthy of these an- 
ticipations. He was elevated to the Chan- 
cery Bench in Alabama, and when he oc- 
supied the judgment seat we may be sure 
that the balance of Justice was never dis- 
turbed by a sinister influence. 
-^ The list of graduates rose the next year 
to four, and in 1808 a numerous class in- 
creased the reputation of the College, more 
by their abilities than by their numbers. 
In that constellation was one bright star, 
which was only shown to the earth and 
then set prematurely, but which ought 
not to be forgotten if the memory of vir- 
tue is entitled to live. When I look on 
the place once familiar to his voice imagi- 
nation invests the scene with the presence 
of George Davis, such as he was in youth 
—in health— the pride of the faculty, the 
monitor and example of the school. When 
he was to speak no tablets were needed 
ivD record the absent — every student was 
in his place. It is a traditionary opinion 
that the orator is the creature of art. 
Poeta nascitur, orator fit. But those who 
heard the youthful Davis would go away 
with a different impression. The maxim, 
indeed, does not deserve assent further 
than this, that when the orator has to 
deal with the actual affairs of life he must, 
to persuade and convince, be master of 
all the details of his subject, often requir- 
ing great minuteness and variety of 
knowledge, the fruit of sedulous labor and 
attentive study, whereas, the poet ad- 
dresses himself to thos* sentiments and 
emotions characteristic of our common 
nature which are revealed by the faculty 
of consciousness and self-examination. 
But Davis was already an orator. Before 
he began to speak his audience were ren- 
dered attentive by his noble countenance, 
in which the feelings of his soul were ex- 
pressively portrayed. In language pure 



and flowing, equally free from rant or 
meanness, he poured out generous senti- 
ments or pursued the line of clear and 
methodical argument. To gifts so rare 
were joined the utmost sweetness of tem- 
per, and his manners were as amiable and 
his conduct as free from eccentricity as 
if he had been a stranger to the inspira- 
tions of genius. Early in his senior year 
he withdrew from College, and before the 
wheels of time had ushered in the day 
for conferring degrees the news that 
George Davis was no more fell like a chill 
on the hearts of his fellow students. 
They thought of the legend of Cleobis and 
Biton, as embodying a sentiment true to 
the feelings of nature and oowned that 
- the grave of one so bright, so blameless 
and so young must have often suggested 
the thought that it is not to the favorites 
of Heaven that long life is granted. 
Nearly fifty years have passed since the 
grave closed on all that was mortal of 
George Davis, and few now remain that 
ever felt the grasp of nis cordial hand, 
but many long years may pass before tears 
will flow for one so bountifully endowed 
or society sustain an equal loss. 

In strong contrast, within the same 
group— to memory's view— stands the ro- 
bust frame of Nathaniel Alcock Ware. 
His intellect was like a fortress built upon 
a rock; the flowers of fancy grew not in 
the shade of its battlements. The pursuits 
of literature did not satisfy the cravings 
of a mind like his, which loved to grap- 
ple with subjects that required the 
strength of his herculean arm. His mem- 
ory was capacious of the most multifarious 
nomenclature and science was congenial 
to his taste. In college exercises he uni- 
formly outran the professor, and when 
the class was entering on a new study he 
was preparing to quit it, or was already 
engaged in exploiting some more distanc 
field. Nor was his mind less discrimi- 
nating than apprehensive, and the mass 
of information with which his memory 
was stored was readily reduced to order 
and method by the strength of his judg- 
ment. Neither did he lack the kindlier 
affections, and though he scorned the 
flowers of fancy his heart was suscepti- 
ble to friendship. Whether from the neg- 
lect of those studies which are most 
proper to secure for one's sense a favor- 
ble reception "delectatione aliqua allicere 
lectorem," or from indifference to popular 
arts, he did not make on the public an 
impression in proportion to his power or 
the judgment of his fellow students. And 
he that would have guided with a steady 
hand the helm of Stat© was confined, with 
a solitary exception, to a private station. 
And those powers that would have regu- 
lated the finances of an empire or organ- 
ized the march of armies were limited in 



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their operation to the acquisition and man- 
agement of a colossal fortune 

Among those now no more, but then the 
pride of the College, who would fail to 
recognize the large figure of Charles 
Dewitt, radiant with youth and sedate with 
reflection? The dignity of manhood marked 
his steps and the warmth of youth ani- 
mated his conversation. By his fortune 
placed above the care of money, by the 
elevation of his mind above the allure- 
ments of idleness or dissipation, he seemed 
a youthful sage, neither ascetic nor de- 
voted to pleasure, cultivating knowledge 
for its own sake and cherishing virtue 
as its own reward. In his case imagina- 
tion could easily anticipate the work of 
time and conceive of the youth already 
grave beyond his years, as surrounded 
vath the honors of mature age, and then 
the image would suggest the principal fig- 
ure in the glowing lines of the poet: 

"Ac, veluti magno in populo OfUum saepe 

coorta est 
Seditio, saevitque animis ignobile vulgus; 
Jamque faces et saxa volant; furor arma 

ministrat: 
Tum pietate gravem ac nieritis, si forte 

virum quenn 
Conspexere, silent; arrectisque auribus 

adstant; 
Ille regit dictis animos, et pectora mui- 

cet; 

But he was not destined to see tnat day 
and an early death deprived the State of 
one that seemed to be born for a part so 
noble and not unfrequently needed. 

Nor in this retrospective view would it 
be possibly to omit the most careless of 
students, the most ingenious of men— 
("harles Stephens— absent-minded, forgetful 
of College bell or College exercise, but 
never at fault in detecting a sophism or 
weaving the chain of argument. In after 
rimes, when he would rise in the Legisla- 
ture on some knotty point of parliamentary 
or constitutional law, the absence of all 
ornament of speech or gesture and of all 
attempts at the arts by which an audience 
is flattered, could not prevent him from 
being listened to with profound attention. 
No man wielded a keener dialectic; the 
blade glittered to the eye, but the weapon 
was held in a harmless hand. Had he 
been bent on cutting his way to distinc- 
tion by subverting the existing order of 
things the social fabric would have had 
no more formidable adversary. His dialec- 
tic would have hardly been resisted by 
any establishment, because all things mor- 
tal contain some error, and to the keen 
logician every weak place furnishes a point 
of assault and an opening to the enemy. 
But Stephens was conservative— the sever- 
ity ©f his logic was tempered by the mild- 



ness of his disposition. He lived in peace, 
which he loved, and died surrounded by 
affectionate friends. Who admired his ge- 
nius, but valued more the qualities of his 
heart. 

Nor should Waring be forgotten, already 
skilled in the knowledge of human charac- 
ter. His observant spirit naturally led 
him to the study of medicine, in which he 
rose to high and merited distinction in Sa- 
vannah. Nor the noble-minded DuPont, 
of kindred race, but of warmer tempera- 
ment, who also chose the path of medi- 
cine, but was too soon removed to reap 
the honors, civil and professional, which 
he was so well qualified to win. Nor Mil- 
ler, even then remarkable for the talent 
which afterwards raised him to the high- 
est distinctions in the State. Nor Gill, 
whose early death deprived society of all 
that might be expected from his hardy 
sense and constant application. Nor must 
w^ forget the leaders of the class— the 
bland Murphy and the inflexible Gregg. 
They were the real students, who, like 
true soldiers, never forgot the rules of 
discipline, but studied for the first honors 
and won them gallantly. 

And could I forget thee, t,he soul of 
honor and the joy of friendship, George 
Butler— the most gallant of men, the most 
genial of spirits! The profession of arms 
well accorded with his martial character, 
and though his plume was not destined to 
wave in the battle's storm and the for- 
tune of war confined his service to a bar- 
ren field, yet no more devoted son rallied 
to the flag, under which he would have 
been proud to die for his country. Nor 
does the trump of Fame bear to the winds 
the echoes of a name where the soldier's 
zeal was more gracefully blended with the 
tenderness of a gentle heart. 

But the youth instinct with great ideas, 
the scholar, the bard, the genius of the 
school, remains. How shall I describe 
thee, William Harper? Careless, simple 
and negligent, he lived apart in the world 
o^: his own genius— his imagination brought 
all things human and divine within the 
scope of his intellectual vision. For him 
it was equally easy to learn or to r re- 
duce. It was not to be expected that such 
a mind could flnd occupation in any en- 
forced routine. He was no candidate for 
the honors in College, though he received 
a distinguished appointment, in fulfilling 
which he delivered a poem, almost an im- 
provisation, on the death of Montgomery. 

It is very common to underrate the 
imagination as an element of power. It is 
imparted in a high degree to but few, and 
the opinion of the majority proceeds from 
imperfect and superficial knowledge of the 
subject. Works of the imagination are 
measured by the standard of utility and 
condemned by common minds as frivolous. 



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The character of genius suffers in the same 
way when tried by the estimate of pru- 
dence. Nor can it be denied that, for com- 
mon affairs, originality and invention are 
of little value, nor that the finest parts 
must yield the palm to the intrinsic value 
of good sense. Fancy, imagination, mem- 
ory,— nay, reason itself— are of little avail 
without the presence and moderation of 
that sober guardian. But the great mis- 
take of the common judgment is to sup- 
pose that between genius and good sense 
there is some principle of opposition. The 
\ery reverse is true; good sense is essen- 
tial to genius, and the example of William 
Harper is a striking corroboration of the 
truth. He was a true poet.; of imagination 
all compact, and if he had given the reins 
to his genius would certainly have devoted 
himself to the Lyric Muse. But "dura res 
et— novitas"— the exigencies of common 
life and the exigencies bestowed on liter- 
ature determined otherwise, and he em- 
braced the legal profession. How com- 
pletely he refuted the idea that an ima- 
ginative or aesthetic mind is ill adapted 
to the severest legal studies is known to 
all South Carolina. His judgments, con- 
tained in Bailey, Hill and the later report- 
ers, from 1830 to 1847, are an enduring mon- 
ument of his judicial fame, and his defence 
of the South on the relations, existing be- 
tween two races is so profound a concep- 
tion, so masterly in exetjutlon, as to cause 
a widespread regret that his pen was not 
more frequently employed in philosophical 
investigation. 

The distinguished men that have pro- 
ceeded from this place furnish the best ev- 
idence of the successful cultivation of 
learning in this Collegi.-. If we were to 
follow the stream of time we should meet 
with many a name to prompt the eulogy 
of departed worth, but I forbear. Though 
the ornaments of succeeding years might 
claim the tribute of friendship or chal- 
lenge the praise of a more eloquent tongue, 
those contemporary portraits are reflected 
in the glass of memory, and later year.^ 
come not within the field of its vision. 
Rather is it within the purpose of this 
celebration to inquire how far the results 
have corresponded with the expectations 
of the friends of the College and what 
hopes may be reasonably entertained of 
the future. 

As to the past, there is much ground for 
gratulation in the effect which this Col- 
lege has had in harmonizing and uniting 
the State. In 1804 sectional jealousies were 
sharpened to bitterness and there was as 
little unity of feeling between the upper 
and low-country as between any rival 



States of the Union. Although the sup- 
pression of such jealousies, in part, at- 
tributable to the removal of some anoma- 
lies in the Constitution, much the largest 
share in the same good work is due to the 
attractive force of a common education. 
To the insensible operations of the same 
influence must also be referred the liberal 
provision that has been made for general 
education by the establishment of free 
schools. And if the benefits of such 
schools have not equalled the full meas- 
ure of usefulness expected from the sys- 
tem the failure arises from peculiar cir- 
cumstances, and affords no just cause for 
discouragement. Wherever there is a res- 
ident proprietary equal to the duty of 
their position these schools have not failed 
to answer the purpose of diffusing the ele- 
ments of learning. Nor let the limited 
education of the poor be contemned. It is 
much more the spirit of instruction than 
the amount which is imparted that inter- 
ests the State. By the instruction re- 
ceived in the most backward school the 
learner is put in communication with a 
higher degree of learning. It is the natu- 
ral order of things to proceed by steps, 
and if this gradation do not exist in the 
social fabric it is a serious defect. The 
influence of the college, like the ambient 
star, should extend on all sides — upwards 
to the regions of discovery and downwards 
to the smallest tenement of rudimental 
instruction. In this way the blessings of 
civilization are extended by a sound and 
healthy state of public opinion, and if we 
compare the progress which the State has 
made since 1804 we shall have no reason 
to withhold our assent from the conclu- 
sion that the hopes with which tae Col- 
lege was inaugurated have not been disap- 
pointed. 

As to the future, we trust that the Col- 
lege will be true to its mission as the 
nurse of an enlightened public opinion. 
From this source should issue not only 
the rays of knowledge, but the light 
which disperses the mists of prejudice. 
Knowledge is a step in the improvement 
of society, but it is not the only desider- 
atum. Very pernicious errors may pre- 
vail in the midst of much intellectual ac- 
tivity and opinions long discarded by cul- 
tivated minds may still exert a widespread 
and pernicious influence. In eradicating 
such weeds from the minds of the young 
the public instructor has an arduous duty, 
in which every encouragement is to be 
given to his efforts. It is in the college 
that the reformation of popular errors 
should begin. 



SONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 



Gather to do Honor to their Ahna Mater.— The Centennial Celebra- 
tion of the Famous Institution at the Exposition Grounds Yes- 
terday.— The Exercises in the Auditorium, at Which Eloquent 
Addresses Were Made.-Portraits of Four Distinguished Men.— 
An Ovation to General Hampton. 



The centennial celebration of the South 
Carolina College yesterday, despite the 
cold and biting weather that prevaued, 
was the occasion of the greatest assem- 
blage of the alumni of the old institution 
which ha« occurred since its founding one 
hundred years ago. From every quarter 
of the State and from many of the States 
of the Union the sons of the old College 
gathered to do honor to their alma mater. 
Among the graduates every rank and con- 
dition of life was represented and Soutlr 
Carolina has never witnessed more dis- 
tinguished and representative gatherings 
than met in the Auditorium and a.t the 
Freundschafts Bund Hall yesterday and 
last night. It is the proved boast of the 
old College that her sons have never failed 
to reflect honor and distinction upon her, 
and the name of alumnus of the South 
Carolina College is one of the proudest 
titles that a South Carolinian can wear. 
Since the College was founded, one hun- 
dred years ago, its walls have sheltered a 
host of men who have distinguished them- 
selves in the annals of the State and na- 
tion, and no other college of similar size 
in the country has sent forth so many 
men who have shed lustre upon their alma 
mater and native State. In the gatherings 
of the alumni of the old institution yester- 
day there were to be seen the men whom 
South Carolina has delighted to honor in 
the past, who have made her name fa- 
mous at home and abroad; men who have 
made the present illustrious and men to 
whom the future of the old State has been 
confided by her sons. Among the great 
figures assemibled upon the stage of the 
Auditorium yesterday and at the banquet 
last night, far above all others towered 
that of "Wade Hampton, South Carolina's 
Grand Old Man, with whose name and 
fame the history of the State for the past 
fifty years is inextricably interwoven. The 
grey old warrior was the central figure 
in the celebration, but about him were 
gathered his companions in arms, the judi- 
ciary, the learned professions, the civic 



and military dignitaries, the Legislative 
representatives of the people and every 
other rank and profession in life. 

THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLLEGE 

MEN. 

Many of the alumni, including Gen 
Hampton, had arrived in the city the day 
before and were gathered within the gates 
by 11 o'clock yesterday morning awaiting 
the arrival of the "alumni special" from. 
Columbia. The train was a few minutes 
late, owing to unavoidable delays, but it 
arrived at the Exposition terminal depot 
shortly after noon. The two special cars 
bearing the visitors were decorated with 
banners bearing the legend "1801, South 
Carolina College Centennial, 1901." They 
were filled with the alumni, the faculty 
and undergraduates of the College. The 
train made a good run down and the^ 
visitors enjoyed their trip to the city. They 
were met at the depot by the committees 
of the Charleston College and of the resi- 
dent alumni of the South Carolina College, 
the former consisting of Messrs W. Gibbes 
Whaley, George C. Gibbon and George W. 
Waring and the latter of Messrs A. T. 
Smythe, R, A. Hagood, G. M. Pinckney, 
George A. Moffett, Julius Cogswell, James 
Redding and F. H. McMaster. 

Upon their arrival they were escorted 
over to the Exposition grounds, where 
Chief Marshal Zimmerman Davis and his 
assistants and the other alumni were 
gathered awaiting them. A short time was 
spent in exchanging greetings and form- 
ing the line of march, tout, with the assist- 
ance of his aides, Col Davis soon got the 
line in order and started it for the Audi- 
torium. 

OVER 300 MEN WE'RE IN LINE 
and the procession reached very nearly 
from the gates to the Auditorium. The pro- 
cession consisted of three sections, the 
first composed of the students and alumni 
of the Charleston College and the students 
of the South Carolina College. The second 
section was composed as follows: 



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Chief Marshal Zimmerman Davis. 
Major Theo G. Barker, Col A. C. Kauf- 
man. ^ , T^ 1- 

Governor Hampton, Col Rawlms 
Lowndes. , ^^ ^^ 

The Hon C. H. Simon ton. the Hon AV. 
.\. Clark, the Hon J. E. Burke. 

Dr F. C. Woodward. Prof H. Randolph. 

R. W. Shand, J. Somers Buist. 

Dr R. L. Brodie, Dr Bates. 

The Hon Joseph W. Barnwell, the Hon 
J. F. Ficken. 

The Hon J. J. McMahan, H. P. Archer. 

The Hon J. H. Hudson, the Hon Wm H. 
Brawley. 

The Hon James Lowndes, the Hon 
James Simons. 

The Hon Hugh R. Garden, Gen Edward 
McCrady. ^ 

The Hon A. C. Haskell, the Hon A. T. 
Smythe. 

Dr W. H. Hug-er. 

The Hon D. S. Henderson, the Hon J. 
J. Hemphill. 

The Hon L. F. Youmans, the Hon G. L. 
Buist. 

Faculty of the South Carolina College. 

Faculty of the Charleston College. 

The third section was composed of the 
Alumni Association of the South Caro- 
lina College'. Upon the arrival of the pro- 
cession at the Auditorium the first section 
was halted in open order, facing inwards, 
with bared heads, while the other section 
passed through and entered the building. 
The stage was occupied by Governor 
Wade Hampton, Presidents Burke and 
Clark, Presidents Woodward and Ran- 
dolph, Mr A. C. Kaufman, Chief Marshal 
Davis, Judges Simonton and Brawley, the 
Hon James Simons, the Hon James 
Lowndes, Judge Hudson, Judge A. C. 
Haskell, the Hon A. T. Smythe, the Hon 
J. W. Barnwell, the Hon J. J. Hemphill, 
Dr W. G. Huger, Superintendent of Edu- 
cation J. J. McMahan, Mr G. M. Pinck- 
ney and other distinguished alumni and 
guests. 

A BADGE FOR HAMPTON. 

The assemblage was called to order by 
Chief Marshal Davis, who began the pro- 
ceedings by announcing that Gen Hamp- 
ton, who occupied a seat in the centre of 
the stage, had been elected an honorary 
member of the Charleston College. 
He then stepped over to Gen Hampton 
and pinned a Charleston College badge up- 
on his coat amid g-reat applause, after 
which Mr A. C. Kaufman, chairman of 
the committee on arrangements, stepped 
to the front and took charge of the meet- 
ing'. Mr Kaufman presided with his ac- 
customed dignity and made a brief speech 
of welcome, which was greeted with ap- 
plause. Mr Kaufman in opening the meet- 
ing said: 



MR KAUFMAN'S ADDRESS. 
Ladies and Gentlemen: I shall be very 
brief in what I have to say. Called as I 
have been by the unanimous voice of my 
colleagues of the Alumni Association of 
the College of Charleston to preside over 
this eventful meeting-, I frankly confess 
in the presence of this brilliant audience 
that I regard it as a most exalted honor, 
of which any citizen, whatever his emi- 
nence, mig-ht feel it a privilege to enjoy. 

The grateful duty, therefore, is mine 
to extend to you, one and all, come 
whence you may, a genuine and cordial 
welcome. To the gentlemen we ag-ain say 
welcome, and to the ladies, welcome, wel- 
come, God bless them. 

Among the illustrious men from far and 
near who haye done us the honor to dig- 
nify this gladsome occasion by their pres- 
ence, (and their name is leg-ion,) there is 
one who, crowned with years and honors, 
stands to-day without a peer in the af- 
fection of the people of South Carolina. 
To him I bow with reverence. 

Beloved and treasured is his name — the 
grand old man, as we endearingly call 
him— our own, the immortal Wade 
Hampton. To him we would say welcome 
with especial emphasis; yes, welcome, 
thrice welcome. General, to our hearts and 
our homes. 

I beg leave now to present to you the 
first speaker on this occasion. The Hon 
J. E. Burke, the scholarly president of the 
Alumni Association of the College of 
Charleston, will make an address of wel- 
come on behalf of his venerable alma 
mater to the alumni, faculty and students 
of the South Caitjlina College. 

He in turn will be responded to by Major 
Theodore G. Barker, on the part of the 
historic South Carolina College, of which 
he himself is so distinguished an alumnus. 
Mr J. E. Burke was then presented and 
said: 

MR J. E. BURKE. 
Gentlemen of the So'Uth Carolina College 
Alumni Association and of the FacuLiy 
and iStudemts of the iSouth Carolina Col- 
lege: It is with no little gratification that 
I acknowledge my sense of the privilege 
and 'honor accorded me in being the repre- 
serutative of the Alumni Association of the 
Oolleg-e of Charleston 'to extend to you 
tlheir he/arty welco'me upon this interesting- 
ocoasio>n. 

In the s-omewhat uneventful life of our 
Association not many events of special 
interest have occurred to A^ary the ordinary 
routine of the years. Of late, however, 
and within my own term ot office, there 
have been g-athering-s. more than one, 
when it has been evident that a far more 
than usual enthusiasm has pervaded our 
ranks, when the flames of long- ago, well- 
cemented friendships, have burned with a 
purer and brighter g-low, and when con- 
cern for the welfare of the College and 
for the cause of education in general has 
been more intense and more resolute for 
action. 



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And now we hail this day as affording- 
a memorable opportunity to extend warm 
and hearty g"reeting"s to you, who are so 
closely related to and identified with the 
invaluable work, the exalted career, the 
brig^hter prospects, the g-rand memories 
and traditions of that noble institution 
of our State, which you now more imm.e- 
diately represent. 

If I were to attempt to analyze the emo- 
tions which I feel at this delig-htful meet- 
ing it seems to me they would be found 
to partake of a three-fold character, each 
elenrient thereof affording a new sO'urce 
o-f pleasure and furnishing an additional 
glow to our satisfaction. Simply as a citi- 
zen I appreciate the co'mpliment to this 
community that a body of g-entlemen, such 
as you are, should select this place for 
celebrating so noteworthy an occasion in 
your annals. I trust it may not be deemed 
unpardonable for me to say that I have 
heard of the reputation of this ola city of 
ours for g-enerous, warm-hearted hospital- 
ity, and I trust it may be true, but it cer- 
tainly cannot be amiss for me to say that 
the atmosphere of South Carolina is favor- 
able to the growth of such senciments and 
that the characteristics of this particular 
part of the people are such 'because they 
are simply those of the entire people of 
the State, necessarily existing in comimon 
because they are born of the blood and 
brains, the virtue and the work, the sen- 
timents and traditions, which are our com- 
mon heritage. And so the South Caroli- 
nian has never wanted to extend the fra- 
ternal grasp to either friend or strang-er. 

The whole country is now aroused to the 
necessity of self-protection against the 
atrociO'US dootrines and diabolical deeds of 
the Anarchists— jfhO'se enemies of the hu- 
man race. The fearful deed which sent 
sorrow mourning over the leng-th and 
breadth of this land has stirred America, 
liberty loving though she is, to smite the 
destroyer. There is no place on this fair 
earth for such as he. Nor could there be 
toleration for those— it would impugn the 
manhood of our men and the womanhood 
of our womien to be otherwise— who would 
destroy our civilization, defame our peo- 
ple, degrade our institutions, plunder our 
resources and crush out even hope. 

But for him who comes to earn the 
bread of honest toil, with honesty on his 
brow and charity in his heart, for him 
who would develop the resources of our 
fields and forests and in working learn 
to love them, for him who with busy hands 
and active intellect would extend our com- 
merce and manufactures, for all who 
would contribute to such results as that 
the scene about us, indicative of the 
g-rowth and resources of the South, should 
be but a foretaste of continuallv increas- 
ing prosperity, to him and them extending 
the fraternal hand, there shall never be 
lacking the returning clasp of friendship. 

Tn the spirit of 'that sentiment, then, 
which we congratulate yourselves and our- 
selves upon, as a comjnon trait, warming 
you towards us and warming- us towards 
you, we welcoime you, our friends, bone 
of our bone and flesh of our flesh. 

But besides this we recognize in this 
assemblage of those who in early years 
enjoyed the training and culture of this 
great institution of the State, of those 
who are now receiving its benefits, of 
those who occupy the high and responsible 



position of dispensing- its beneficence, an 
embodiment of that spirit which, for so 
niany years, radiating its influence from 
the Capitol, has made iso marked an im- 
press upon the glorious historv and tradi- 
tions of the State a-nd the character of 
its Citizens. The eloquent divine, the illus- 
trious soldier, the intellig'ent farmer, the 
skilful artisan and all others too numerous 
to mention, wbo in their spheres of g-reater 
or lesser prominence, each in his way in 
the field, the forum, the mart, the pulpit 
or the workshop, have contributed to build 
up the namie and fame of this people, and 
to emblazon so many a pa.g-e of its annals- 
have so many of them been proud to claim 
your institution as the alma mater Be- 
yond mere intellectual development, the 
g-reat educational establishments of the' 
State have been distinguished for foster- 
ing those enduring principles of loyalty, 
truth, honor, justice and fraternity, which 
lying far deeper than the outer life or 
material prosperity, have served so larg-e- 
ly to invigorate the State with true and 
manly life and to inculcate those vintues 
which are our miost jealously guarded 
treasures. 

The South is arousing- itself and is be- 
ginning to show its enormous streng-th 
We have ^g-airbered to-day amid scenes 
where the citizens of Charleston, with P-ide 
and pleasure, invite the world to come 
and see this visible expression of the 
g-rowing and expanding- iSouth. 

Conditions change, and he is ig-norant of 
our people who s'hall not believe them to 
be endowed with ithe ability, the energy 
and the enterprise to meet them to the 
utmost in developing their maiterial pros- 
perity. He also. I trust, shall prove equal- 
ly ignorant of 'them who shall believe that 
they will deny those eternal foundations 
of truth, of justice and of right, which 
the 'South Carolina College has done so 
much to lay deep down in the life of this 
State. Building on this, whatever the 
fabric may be, it shall he safe and stead- 
fast, for it is founded upon a rock. 

We cannot consent that you should alone 
appropriate the just pride and admiration 
for your beloved College. Though we may 
not intermeddle except in sympathy with 
the personal memories and associatio<ns 
connected with it, peculiarly vour own- 
its usefulness and its history belong to 
all of us— and so far as partakers of the 
emotions which upon this dav press upon 
us as we more vividly recall thait history 
we welcomie you among us. We. as alumni 
of a sister College, can feel with you the 
gentle influence of those tender chords 
which so sweetly bind you of the alumni 
to your once accustomed halls. They may 
lead from triumphs and joys, or even de- 
feats or sorrows, but still they bind and 
we would nbit 'have them severed. We 
participate with you in a common State- 
hood and in sympathy with all that con- 
stitute Its glory and its strength. Within 
a more limited sp'here it is true, but we 
believe our own well-beloved College, too. 
has been performing a most useful and 
noble work. Ijike your own, it has en- 
deavored 'to inculcate and its students 
have sought to exemplify those principles 
which give tone and meaning and force 
to the education of the intellect. Like 
you_ we can point with pleasure to the 
distinguishf d names of those whose lives 
and works have added lustre to the records 



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of this State or in other States and places 
have led their ihonored lives. 

We have many reasons to think that our 
own College, with its fine corps of active, 
learned professors, is entering- upon a 
wider field of usefulness, and in the pleas- 
urable emotions of bright and cheermg- 
prospects for ourselves, and in the encour- 
ag-ing belief that both your institution and 
ours shall continue to widen and beitter 
their beneficial influences, we weicor^'e you 
within our g-ates to-day. 

Alt a recent opening- of this. E'xposition, 
upon whose g-rounds we meet, the distin- 
guisihed Senator from New York, in his 
eloquent address, gave utterance to a 
thoug-ht in reference to "the educational 
influence and spiritual significance" of 
that gathering, which well m^ay be accept- 
ed as veiling a note of warning again&t the 
dangers that may lurk in unbounded ma- 
terial development. He said: "Mammon 
is an accident of our rapid development, 
but not the spirit which has made this 
Republic the freest, strongest and happi- 
est nation in the world. Happily the 
Church, the university, the college and the 
school have grown with our growth and 
strengthened with our strength." 

In this gathering to-day of you who 
have 'been and are so closely allied with 
the educational interests of the State, with 
abiding faith in the permanence of the 
past and present influences of your own 
and sister colleges, amid surroundings of 
so great achievements in the ai-ts and 
industries, the varied inspiration froim the 
men and from the place, s;eems to me to 
blend with those from all the beneficent 
forces in our midst in one bright comrmon 
hope, blessed to the friends of liberty and 
the friends of man. And the basis of 'that 
hope is that there shall go together hand 
in 'hand material advancement, intellectual 
culture, civic virtue and personal char- 
Then followed Major Theodore G. 
Barker, a distinguished alumnus of the 
South Carolina College. He is always a 
good speaker and yesterday he was par- 
ticularly so. He said: 

MAJOR THEODORE G. BARKER. 
Mr President and Gentlemen of the 
Alumni Association of the College of 
Charleston: In the name and on behalf of 
the alumni of the South Carolina College 
I thank you for this cordial welcome to 
the City of Charleston— the home of the 
old and honored Charleston College — whose 
alumni you represent. 

The alumni of the South Carolina College 
in selecting the City of Charleston as the 
place in which they have preferred to 
celebrate 'the one 'hundredth anniversary 
of the founding of the South Carolina Col- 
lege have given the very highest proof of 
their respect and good will for this good 
old city and her people. 

They have, by this expression of their 
sympathy with Charleston, shown to the 
world that they ihave not forgotten and 
do not intend to forget that the original 
conception of a State institution, such as 
the iSouth Carolina College has fulfilled, 
caxne from the imind of a great Carolina 
statesman. John Rutledge, who was a na- 
tive of Charleston. Nor do they intend 
to forget that the most zealous advocate 
of the Act of Assembly for the establish- 



ment of the South Carolina College was 
Chancellor DeSaussure, also of Charles- 
ton, and that it was upon the official rec- 
ommendation of Governor Drayton, an- 
other Charleston leader, that the Act of 
the Legislature of 1801, which created the 
College, was passed. 

Accepting and claiming as 'her especial 
mission the noble office of harmonizer of 
the people of South Carolina, the South 
Carolina College addresses herself to all 
her people and extends her 'sympathy to 
all places of our beloved State, but to none 
more warmly than to 'the people of 
Charleston. 

In her great career she claims comrade- 
ship with and craves sympathy from all 
other institutions of learning in the State, 
and when the record of this centennial 
shall be miade up it will, beyond all other 
features, be the one most pleasing to the 
mind and hearts of this and future genera- 
tions that the first friends in Charleston 
to welcome her alumni are the representa- 
tive alumni of her honored elder sister, the 
College of Charleston. 

It is. Indeed, a most gratifying 'thought 
that the alumni of the College of Charles- 
ton feel that co'mradeship and come for- 
ward with such warm and open hearts to 
greet us at this time with so kindly a wel- 
come and to grace our celebration of our 
centennial with such -hearty sympathy. 

Be with us, brothers, we pray you, 
throughout our 'stay; we could ask no 
greater honor and seek no surer augury 
for the success of our centennial exer- 
cises than the honor of your companion- 
ship, the warmth of your sympathy. 

SPOKE FOR THE UNDERGRADU- 
ATES. 

A happy idea was t.he introduction of 
the student body. Mr Kaufman called 
upon Mr Cornelius Kollock Waddill, presi- 
dent of the Senior class of the South Car- 
Dlina College, who asked to speak for the 
indergraduates. He spoke for himself 
ind the students as follows: 

ZTellow students of the College of 
Charleston: In behalf of the students of 
the South Carolina College I w-ish to assure 
you of our appreciation for the courtesies 
which you have extended to us. Your 
kmd invitation has made us look forward 
to our visit here with much pleasure. The 
kindest feelings of friendship have always 
existed between these sister colleges, 
v/hich bear the distinction of being the 
oldest institutions of their kind in this 
State. Therefore, having such a kind 
feeling of friendship for the venerable 
College of Charleston, we are especially 
pleased to accept the invitation and deem 
it an honor which we will always treasure 
in our memory. Without meaning a word 
of flattery, but recognizing the efforts you 
have put forth to make this a successful 
occasion, in that you have succeeded in 
bringing the students of this State into 
a closer relation of fellowship, we would 
ascribe to you the highest praise, for you 
indeed have accomplished a great pur- 
pose. We have before us the youths of 



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South Carolina, upon whose shoulders the 
cares of State will in a few years de- 
volve. For the successful administration 
of these duties there must be unison, and 
how can we better provide for this future 
unison than in bringing the students to- 
gether, where they may form friendships, 
partake of mutual pleasures and feel a 
commonality of interests. 

And now I, in the name of the students 
of the South Carolina College, wish to 
extend to our fellow students of the Col- 
lege of Charleston a cordial invitation to 
be our guests whenever they can afford 
us this honor; for the honor of being your 
guests is second only to that of having 
you as our guests. 

Mr Jos W. Barnwell, speaking for the 
Charleston Alumni, of which he is a most 
distinguished type, made a ringing speech, 
and his references to Gen Hampton were 
eloquent and apt. His address was a 
source of great delight and was roundly 
applauded. In substance he spoke as fol- 
lows: 

HON JOSEPH W. BARNWELL. 

Mr President and Fellow Alumni of the 
South Carolina College: In the name of 
the alumni resident in Charleston Countj' 
I bid you a hearty welcome on this, the 
hundredth birthday of our alma mater. 
Among you gathered here to-day are Gov- 
ernors, who have administered the affairs 
of States; orators, who have commanded 
the applause of Senates; generals, who 
have led charging hosts, and officers and 
soldiers, who have shed their blood upon 
historic battlefields. Here are Judges, who 
have molded and declared the law, saintly 
divines, who have lighted the darkness 
of life with the hope of immortality, pro- 
fessors and teachers, whose duty it is to 
train the intellect while they cultivate 
the taste. Physicians are here, who have 
eased the bed of pain and restored health 
and strength to the weak and diseased; 
farmers and other tillers of the soil, who 
have taught the earth to bring forth its 
kindly fruit, and merchants and crafts- 
men, each man to his mystery, of every 
calling and profession, one and all gath- 
ered together in the sacred cause of edu- 
cation. You come with the common pur- j 
pose of applauding with us the wisdom 
of our fathers who founded, a century 
ago, this seat of learning for the train- 
ing of youth, of rejoicing together that 
we have not let it die, but that it still 
flourishes to-day, while we cherish the 
hope that it will continue to flourish so 
long as the State of South Carolina shall i 
exist. I join in the sentiments uttered i 
by those who have spoken before m.e and i 
warmlv thank you for your choice of this [ 
city and this place for your assemblage. } 
You will miss, indeed, the familiar scenes 1 
at the home of the College in the beauti- 
ful Capital of the State. You may not I 
revisit here the academic shades, those j 
"immemorial elms" under which, arm in | 
arm, we wandered in the days of our 
youth, and, in memory, wandeg: still. But I 



not unmindful of this the alumni of our 
sister College have come to our aid to 
join in our festivities and to share with 
us her good cheer. They, like us, have 
had their hours of peril. But to-day, with 
renewed strength and confidence, their as- 
sociation has taken in charge the interests 
of their College, and with a devotion 
which is as earnest as it is intelligent and 
strong, they have kindled once more their 
torches at the bright fire of learning, and 
with the names of Porter, of Gildersleeve, 
of Trescott, and McCrady on their lips, 
have broken down the barriers which di- 
vided theix College from the rest of South 
Carolina and are now^ competing with all 
others in generous rivalry for the instruc- 
tion of the youth of the State. It is true 
that our city has ever been friendly to 
your College, not only in word, but in 
good deeds. In the vicissitudes of a hun- 
dred years of life not always has our old 
mother passed her days in prosperity. 
Like the State itself, and like many of 
us, her children, s'he has known her trou- 
bles. In these periods of peril, now hap- 
pily passed away, the records of the State 
will show whether fier sons here have 
been found wanting in their duty. But 
a still stronger tie binds our oity to tfie 
College and us to you— pride in the il- 
lustrious sons who, nurtured and trained 
wdthin the walls of the College, have done 
honor alike to their nurture and their 
birth. 

jbToud as is the city of the graduates 
from elsew'here— of Harper, of Preston, 
and of McDuffie, of O'Neill, and of the 
T\^ardlaw^s, of Elliott and of mighty 
Thornwell himself, not the less do we 
honor^ our Petigru, our Legare, and Mem- 
minge'r, and Miles, and Gibbes. and 
Hanckel, and Conner. Time does not per- 
mit me to mention the names of the illus- 
trious living; but one livmg graduate is 
present here to-daj', dear to the State, dear 
to the city, and very dear to all of the 
alumni, who unites in his person all parts 
of the State. His stock is from the hills, 
but his birthplace w^as bj' the sea. Long 
ma^^ our eyes behold his manly form and 
long may he live to render illustrious, in 
peace or in war, in victory or in defeat, 
the name oj. Carolina, and long may our 
youth be taua-ht to emulate his virtues. 
To him and to vou our city to-day opens 
wide her gates, and w^lder still, if possible, 
we open to you our homes and our hearts- 

MR W. A. CLARK. 

The response to Mr Barnwell was maae 
by Mr Washington A. Clark, p-resident, of 
the Alumni Association, himself a 
Charleson boy, and now president of the 
Carolina National Bank. Mr Clark spoke 
as follows: 

Mr Chairman and Fellow Alumni: I 
esteem it not only a pleasure but a privi- 
lege to speak en behalf of the Alumni 
Association of the South Carolina College 
in response to your hearty and generous 
welcome. \ 

It is a pleasure to me at all times to 
visit this old City by the Sea, where I 
claim so many valued friends and around 



which cluster so many cherished memo- 

This pleasure is now enhanced by those 
circumstances with which we And our- 
selves this day surrounded. I am here 
not in the capacity of a private citizen, 
but as one chosen to speak on behalf of 
this Association, of which I am proud, 
and in behalf of an institution in w*hich 
it was my good fortune to have been 
trained. Yes, we are h€re as sons and 
representatives of the South Carolina Col- 
lege; and we have come to take part in 
your Exposition, and so far as in our 
power lies to insure for it that measure 
of success which it so well deserves. 

The occasion which we celebrate, as also 
that -which attracts us here, are both 
pregnant with good omens for our State 
and for our city. 

On tnis day we celebrate the anniver- 
sary of the one hundredth birthday of 
the South Carolina College, and we have 
chosen this place as the most appropri- 
ate at which to celebrate this important 
occa.sion. 

On the 19th day of December, 1901— just 
one century ago— the law w^as enacted 
which gave birth to the South Carolina 
College. But a few months thereafter, 
on .the 12th day of February, 1802, the 
board of trustees, created by such Act, 
held their first meeting in your city and 
then organized themselves for a prosecu- 
tion of the work thereby imposed upon 
them. It was, therefore, here in your city 
that the work of this College was begun, 
and in celebrating this centennial occa- 
sion how appropriate that we should now 
celebrate it in your city, the city of their 
choice, where now the South Carolina In- 
ter-State and West Indian Exposition 
have thrown wide open to the world their 
gates, saying, "Come and see." 

Yes, how appropriate for us to display 
here to the world the fruits of that work 
which was here inaiigurated and so hap- 
pily consummated in the South Carolina 
College. 

We, therefore, say that the occasion and 
the place are appropriately joined in 
happy union. 

As one looks around he is struck with 
the elaborate preparations here made for 
the grand exhibit of our mdustrial re- 
sources. In the display of agricultural 
and mechanical sciences (the base of our 
material prosperity) we notice upon all 
hands the most elaborate preparation; 
and we find a most wonderful exhibition 
of the vast resources of our State. 

And yet we are also forcibly reminded 
that amidst this great industrial display, 
where are marshalled in commendable 
rivalry all of those things which contrib- 
ute to our material prosperity, the work 
of refinement, art and science are not for- 
gotten. And education also, the founda- 
tion of true success, in all of its depart- 
ments, beginning with the free school and 
ending with the college, each have their 
appropriate place. 

In the programme, which expresses the 
great scope of your Exposition, this day 
has been set apart as "College Day." As 
college men and as reyresentati^-es of the 



leading College in the State we have a 
place in this picture; and so let us now 
with our fellow alumni, the sons of that 
venerable old mother, the Charleston Col- 
lege, see to it that the work of the 
colleges in the development of the State 
shall not be forgotten. 

Let the mother of Legare, McDuffie, 
Preston, Pinckney, Petigru and Thornwell 
join hands with the mother of Trescot, 
Porter, Miles and Girardeau, and through 
their sons, the custodians to whom they 
have committed this trust, insure for the 
work which they accomplished an appro- 
priate place. 

And so we, the sons of the South Caro- 
lina College, are here to take part in her 
behalf and show to the public the fruits 
of her labors. 

You may. if you please, call the roll 
of the honor graduates, beginning with 
Crenshaw, the graduate of 1807, and ending 
with Logan and Haskell, the graduates ot" 
1860, the last graduating class of the Col- 
lege in her ante-bellum days; and then re- 
sume the roll after the war, following 
her through her checkered career of cloud 
and sunshine, on down to the present day, 
and witness the list of great and good 
men who have been trained within her 
walls. 

The names of but a few of the leading 
lights will suffice for tne purpose of il- 
lustration: Legare, the scholar; McDuffie, 
the statesman; Preston, the orator; Petri- 
gru, the lawyer; Thornwell, the theolo- 
gian, and Hampton, the soldier. 

Yes, her alumni have furnished Gov- 
ernors of whom we are proud; Judges who 
have dignified the Bench; lawyers who 
have elevated the Bar; statesmen who 
have brought renown to the State; scien- 
tists who have promoted the welfare of 
man; and theologians who have adorned 
the pulpit. 

But I think her work is characterized 
by one more feature, which renders us 
still more largely her debtor. I refer to 
that training which has created a citizen- 
ship in the rank and file of our people, 
which for refinement, learning and hos- 
pitality find no equal in the annals of 
history. 

A citizenship prouder than the Romans; 
more intelligenc than the Greeks; more 
refined than the French, and more noble 
than the elder branch of the Anglo- 
Saxons. 

Yes, we have come together to celebrate 

j this grand epoch in the history of this 

1 great and good old College, and in the 

' person of her sons we are here to lend 

her presence in promoting the success of 

your Exposition. 

Speaking, therefore, in behalf of my fel- 
low alumni, and all who feel an interest 
in this grand old institution, we thank 
! you for this hearty welcome and bid you 
God-speed in this noble work. 

FOUR HANDHOME PORTRAITS. 

Mr Kaufman then formally and very 
pleasantly turned the gathering over to 
President W. A. Clark. 

The feature of the morning's session 
was the presentation to the South Caro- 



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Una College of four handsome oil paint- 
ings. Two of former presidents were pre- 
sented by alumni, and those of Wade 
Hampton ard Dr J. H. Carlisle by the 
societies of which they were honored mem- 
bers. 

The paintings were all on easels on the 
Auditorium stage and after the presenta- 
tion speeches they were unveiled. 

The first of these portraits to be un- 
veiled and presented was that of Dr J. 
M". McBryde, the honored former president 
of the South Carolina ^ollege. The selec- 
tion of Mr Gustavus M. Pinckney to make 
the formal presentation was superb, as 
he made a short and significant talk, in 
which he said: 

MR GUSTAVUS M. PINCKNEY. 
He who directs an institution of learn- 
ing is charged with a sacred trust. Plas- 
tic youth IS delivered into his hands in 
trust to inspire the love of knowledge and 
to instill the principles of virtues. His it 
is to guide and govern hearts surcharged 
with delicate ideals and fi-ery hopes, 
unchastened yet of years, and free of the 
travel-stains that slowly gather along the 
dusty road of life. His is it, from behind 
the scenes, to mould the influences that 
direct the trend of public events and de- 
termine the tints that presently will light 
the canvas of history. 

South Carolina is a unique State. Singu- 
lar in origin, isolated in position, she has 
developed in a fashion all her own. Every- 
thing connected with the State is stamped 
with individuality. Two traits there are 
particularly that distinguish and glorify 
her past career, one an impetuous and un- 
calculating devotion to liberty, the other 
an unalterable determination to preserve 
the home inviolate and inviolable. 

Such is the State of South Carolina. Sin- 
gularly characteristic of the State is the 
South Carolina College. The h:story of 
one is, in large measure, the history of 
the other. The principles which this alma 
mater patiently, earnestly, faithfully, has 
instilled these hundred years brighten and 
beautify chapters of the past. 

What a sacred trust it is, then, the ad- 
ministration of this South Carolina Col- 
lege! A trust to harbor the youth from 
every quarter of t'he State, to edify their 
minds, to quicken their ambition, to wipe 
away prejudice and promote mutual un- 
derstanding and friendship, to teach that 
the welfare of all is the welfare of each, 
and that he who forgets the Common- 
wealth is heedless of the teachings and 
disloyal to the traditions bequeathed him 
by t'he fathers. Here is a force lo oppose 
an effective barrier to the rising floods 
of sordid commercialism, an electric cou- 
ple to galvanize the obese degeneracy of 
the present hour and re-establish health 
and virtue. 

Having said this much, but a few words 
remain to complete the pleasant office 
of the present occasion. The president of 
the South Carolina College, whose portrait 
is before us. understood the trust imposed 
upon him: he administered it we"l. The 
eulogium is brief, but may wei: be .ieal- 



ously coveted by any one w^ho has occu- 
pied that chair. He should be justly proud 
who has well deserved it. 

Mr President of the South Carolina Col- 
lege, I now beg leave, on behalf of the 
alumni, to deliver this portrait into your 
hands. It is a symbol representative of a 
noble past, true loyalty, to which alone 
can become, for the future, the basis of 
anj^ success worth achieving. I deliver 
by your hand to the South Carolina Col- 
lege, in perpetual care, the portrait of Dr 
J. M. McBryde. 

ACCEPTED BY DR WOODWARD. 
Dr Frank C. Woodward, the present 
worthy head of the South Carolina Col- 
lege, in accepting the painting said that 
it was a great pleasure for him to accept 
the portrait for the College and that he 
did so with a sense of honor. In accepting 
II- he promised that it would always have 
a place among the treasures of the Col- 
lege, and a place where it would always 
attract and demand that reverence, re- 
spect and admiration of succeeding gener- 
ations that it deserved. 

DR JAMES WOODROW. 
The next presentation was that of tne 
portrait of Dr James Woodrow. The man 
offered a great subject and it was won- 
derfully handled. The presentation was 
made by Mr John E. Swearingen, who was 
under Dr Woodrow for rour years. A 
great man was pictured by a fine young 
Orator. Mr Swearingen is totally blind 
and yet, strange to say, he graduated 
with first and highest honors in a large 
class. He has the head and features of a 
Tillman, for his mother is Senator Till- 
man's sister, and he has much of the 
force and style of his uncle. Mr Swearin- 
gen gave a delightful and strong picture 
of Dr Woodrow and emphasized two of 
his subject's traits— his love of doing quiet 
charity and for truth. Mr Swearingen 
brought out in a delicate way salient facts 
in the subject's life. Never did a poor 
boy go to Dr Woodrow for assistance and 
not get it, and never was there anything 
said or known of it through Dr Wood- 
row. He spoke feelingly of Dr Wood- 
row's help to young men and the wonder- 
ful influence he wielded over them, and 
how he always insisted on and struggled 
for the maintenance of "truth." He spoke 
with force of how Dr Woodrow had strug- 
gled for truth in his religious contentions 
and how he ahvaj^s kept that one thought 
foremost. 

JOHN E. SWEARINGEN. 

Mr. John E. Swearingen, in presenting 
the portrait of Dr. James Woodrow, said. 

"Mr. President, fehow alumni, and 
friends of the College of Charleston.— 
Rightly to estimate the work and charac- 
ter of a president of the South Carolina 
College i» no easy task. The difficulty is 



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only increased by the fact that he who 
has occupied that position still goes in 
and out among us, representing by his 
daily life the ends for which he has 
striven and the principles by which he 
has been guided. No institution of learn- 
ing can boast of a greater number of 
illustrious names associated with its pres- 
idency than can our alma mater. Ine 
spirit and standards of the college have 
been in no small measure created by such 
men as Maxcy, Cooper, Henry, Preston. 
Thornwell, Barnwell, McBride, and last 
but not least, Dr. James Woodrow. You 
that belong to the years between sixty- 
nine and ninety-one remember him as the 
able teacher and scientist, but we that 
entered between ninety-one and ninety- 
seven add to this remembrance another 
recollection. I believe that I speak for 
every alumnus of the last decade when T 
say that we admire his broad activity 
and varied achievement, we respect his 
manliness and power, we venerate his 
learning and wisdom, we love his modest 
life, his stainless honor and virtue. ' He 
was our friend and counselor, and we 
were his boys. No student ever went to 
the president's office during his term and 
left feeling that he had made a mistake 
to go there. The state had given her 
sons the opportunity of an education; a 
scholarly faculty, a well equipped library, 
the needed apparatus and accommoda- 
tions were to be had for the asking, yet 
many a poor boy could do nothing more 
than dream of the pleasures of knowl- 
edge, while through the years of struggle 
he toiled for their attainment. But while 
Dr. Woodrow was president, no impecu- 
nious student ever left the college from 
lack of means to defray h:s necessary ex- 
penses. His term began with the enroll- 
ment of seventy and ended with a hun- 
dred and eighty-five earnest men filling 
every hall and class-room. His ripe 
scholarship was recognized by all. 
Although natural science was his special- 
ty, his colleagues testified to his ability 
to teach almost any branch in the cur- 
riculum. 

Born of a long line of Scotch ancestors. 
Dr. Woodrow learned early in life the 
lessons of duty and patriotism. Upon 
the breaking out of the war, he volun- 
teered as a ]irivate, and though in frail 
health, marched to the front for service. 
He wa^ soon elected chaplain of his regi- 
ment, but refused to accept the place if 
doing so woula force him to leave the 
ranks or to lay aside his musket. The 
Confederacy, however, needed him for a 
more important work. When medicines 
were declared contraband of war, he was 
put in charge of the Columbia laboratory 



for the manufacture of drugs and sup- 
plied the armies of Northern Virginia and 
of the West with the means of preserving 
the life of many a battle scarred hero 
who is to-day a noble representative of 
southern gallantry and a worthy inspira- 
tion to southern youth. If I were called 
upon to point out the distinguished char- 
acteristic of Dr. Woodrow's character, I 
should unhesitatingly name his love of 
truth. In early manhood he chose to fol- 
low natural science, because its methods 
and results appealed most strongly to 
his mind. Truth in nature, and truth in 
revelation, has ever been his aim, and he 
soon learned and taught that the two are 
really one. His researches carried him to 
the ground where his ancestors had stood 
for nearly three centuries, but if they had 
borne him in another direction, he would 
have followed them to their conclusion, 
even though doing so had caused him to 
surrender his most cherished ideals. In 
the day when the best intellects were 
searching earnestly for light, Charles 
Darwin published his "Origin of Species," 
the greatest book of the century. This 
epoch-making work united and consoli- 
dated human knowledge. Students the 
world over, felt that a new day was 
dawning, and Dr. Woodrow. was one of 
the first men in the South to investigate 
and accept the theory. Bu: having once 
become convinced of its truth, he felt that 
its teaching was a matter of conscience; 
therefore he taught it as truth, even 
though such teaching cost the severance 
of ties and of friendships that must have 
been dear and sweet. This spirit of fear- 
less dovotion has filled his three score 
and ten years, I can best describe his life 
in a phrase of three words we all love 
to think of him as a "servant of God and 
humanity." 

Mr. President, on behalf of the alumni 
of the South Carolina College, I here have 
the pleasure and honor of presenting to 
you and your loved alma mater this por- 
trait. May the students cf the future 
catch from it the inspiration that stimu- 
lated their predecessors, for among all 
the, hallowing influences that cluster 
about the college there are none higher, 
purer, more scholarly,- more patriotic, 
more christian than those associated with 
the name of James Woodrow. 

Dr Woodward, in accepting the portrait 
in the name of the College, said he was 
glad to add a glad amen to the eloquent 
words of Mr Swearingen. Out of Dr Wood- 
row's hands have flown unseen and un- 
known and unadvertised help to poor 
young men. It has been a noble work, 
nobly done. All he could say was that 
if the men who are to be in charge of the 



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College in future generations are as worthy 
and as high toned as those who were in 
charge as presidents in the century of the 
College's life just closed then indeed was 
the success of the South Carolina Col- 
lege assured. Its usefulness would con- 
tinue for all time. 

HAMPTON'S PICTURE. 

Then came the presentation of the por- 
trait of Gen Hampton, and the address 
was delivered by Mr P. N. Hamer, class 
'02, on the part of the Clariosophic So- 
ciety, of which Gen Hampton was a mem- 
ber. Mr Ham-er said: 

Brave men ;have been honored in all 
ages. David, when he returned from his 
victorious conquests, was hailed by the 
women of Jerusalem, who cried out, "Saui 
hath slain his thousands and David his 
ten thousands." Leonidas and his noble 
three hundred are far more famous now 
than the writers who made them so. Alex- 
ander, Caesar, Napoleon and Washington 
have received the deserved applaudits of 
an admiring world. And to-day we come to 
add our modesit tribute to a man great 
none the less than these. Born of a war- 
lilce and soldierly race, men of renown in 
the Revolutionary struggle and in the war 
of 1812, it was but natural that Wade 
Hampton, the fourth of that name, should 
be a worshipper at the shrine of Mars. 
At the beginning of the war between the 
States he entered as a private. Soon, how- 
ever, he organized the Hampton Legion 
and rapidly rose by successive promotions 
from the rank of a private to that of a 
lieutenant general in the Confederate 
army. It is a significant fact that from 
this legion came two 'lieutenant generals, 
Hampton and' Stephen D. Lee; two major 
generals, Matthew C. Butler and M. W. 
Gary, and two, brigadier generals, James 
Conner and Thos M. Logan. At the end of 
the war Hampton retired to private life, 
but in '76 came forward as the champion 
of white supremacy and Democratic rule 
in South Carolina, being elected Governor. 
He was re-elected and then he was elected 
to the United S'tates Senate, where his 
presence was an honor even to that dis- 
tinguished body. Such, in the most con- 
densed form, has been the public career 
of South Carolina's greatest man. Now 
in the evening of his life, in the magnifi- 
cent splendor of its sunset glow, he is 
cheered and sustained toy that greatest of 
earthly possessions, the Icnowledge of deeds 
well done, of a life unselfishly spent. 

But dropping the curtain for a moment 
on Hampton the soldier and on Hampton 
the statesman, the South Carolina College 
presents her claim on Wade Hampton, the 
.«itudent, the college man. What has been 
said of McDuffle can w^ell be applied to 
Hampton. If the South Carolina College 
had produced no other man his life alone 



has more than repaid the State for everv 
cent expended on it. South Carolina has 
claimed McDuffle as her Demosthenes and 
Preston as her Cicero and she may add to 
those names Hampton as her Caesar, for 
in courage, foresight and military genius 
he is not unlike that illustrious Roman. 
It is with peculiar pride that the old Clari- 
osophic Society, the foster mother of so 
many distinguished sons, is able to unveil 
to-day in the presence of the honored one 
himself the painting of a man who is the 
highest representative of a 'South Carolina 
gentleman, the noblest type of a Sotith 
Carolina soldier and our grandest example 
of untiring effort, unselfish devotion and 
unflinching patriotism. 

CHEER AFTER CHEER. 

As the picture was unveiled there was 
a burst of applause. Round after round of 
cheers came from the audience. It kept 
up and in compliance with the calls Gen 
Hampton arose and said he was present 
because he had never been able to refrain 
from a call from Charleston. He had just 
been reminded that he was born in 
Charleston and that might be the reason 
why he was so much in love with the city. 
He loved Charleston and many of her 
citizens were Ms stanchest and best 
friends. It was in 'Charleston that he had 
many frjends who had never forsaken 
him and it was here that he had friends 
who 'had stood by him through all and 
who were friends 'by inheritance. 

His talking reminded him of a Confeder- 
ate prisoner who was carried before 
"Beast" Butler. The prisoner was told he 
was going to be shot and, after the lank 
mountaineer had pulled himself together, 
he remarked that he was afraid there was 
some d— d foolishness ahead when he was 
taken to headquarters. The prisoner es- 
caped. So with himself. He had no cause 
to complain and thanked the Society and 
friends for the honor shown him. 

DR JAMES H. CARLISLE. 

The next presentation was that of the 
portrait of Dr James H. Carlisle, the pres- 
ent distinguished president of Wofford 
College. Dr Carlisle could not be present 
and his absence was sincerelj' regretted. 

The presentation of Dr Carlisle's por- 
trait was made by President R. E. Den- 
nis, of the Euphradian Literary Society, 
of which Dr Carlisle was a member. Mr 
Dennis said: 

The South Carolina College has already 
implanted those principles in the students 
who have entered its historic walls which 
make them successful in whatever field 
they may labor. Soldiers, statesmen and 
divines who have risen high in the 
world's estimation, look upon their be- 
loved alma mater with sacred reverence, 
loving her as the inculcator of those prin- 



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ciples the observance of which has made 
them the objects of their countrymen's 
love and admiration. 

The Euphradian Society, through whose 
portals the greatest of Americans have 
passed, has always stood hand in hand 
with the College in moulding the charac- 
ter of the men who have entered the in- 
stitution. The Society whose past has 
been so glorious, and whose picture is so 
bright, has determined on this, its centen- 
nal celebration, to unveil before you, and 
then to place in its gallery of distinguished 
faces along with the courtly Manning, the 
devout Thornwell and the eloquent Pres- 
ton, the portrait of the most distinguished 
alumnus, of him who is the very embodi- 
ment of all that the South Carolina Col- 
lege and the Euphradian Society have 
stood for during a living century of for- 
tune and vicissitude, Dr James H. Car- 
lisle. 

Some have achieved fame on the mar- 
tial field, some have been renowned for 
the eloquence with which they upheld the 
rights of the people, but Dr Carlisle stands 
pre-eminent in the greatest of all labors, 
the grandest of all works, that of the 
Christian educator. 



He entered the South Carolina College 
in February, 1842, just at the time when 
the pure life of the great Thornwell was 
so indelibly impressing the lives of the 
young men associated with him. Graduat- 
ing with high honors he entered at once 
upon his life-work in wln.ch he has been 
so successful. As the head of a sister in- 
stitution he is exerting that influence on 
its students which his spotless integrity 
and great knowledge of the beauties of life 
makes him so eminently capable. He 
stands to-day first in the affection of the 
one great denomination, foremost in the 
admiration of all, for by such a life as his 
all men feel that the cause of Christianity 
has been advanced. His Society claims 
equal honor with the College in having 
produced so distinguished a man, and bids 
him God-speed in his great work, and 
many happy years to round out his use- 
ful and honorable career. 

This concluded the exercises at the Au- 
ditorium and after several announcements 
the alumni went to the "collation " ten- 
dered by the alumni of the College of 
Charleston. 



A PAVILION LUNCHEON, 



The Delightful Collation Tendered the Alumni at the Exposition 

Grounds Yesterday. 



At the conclusion of the exercises in the 
Auditorium Chief Marshal Davis an- 
nounced that the meeting would adjourn 
to Heinz's Pavilion for a collation and 
punch. This announcement was greeted 
with applause, as many of the audience 
had failed to bring overcoats and had be- 
come chilled by the intense cold. The pro- 
cession was reformed in as nearly the 
same order as possible and proceeded to 
the lunch pavilion. A biting wind was 
blowing outside and frequent flurries of 
snow filled the air, which made the alumni 
and students hasten their steps, no time 
was lost In getting to the Pavilion, where 
a tempting feast o" -dainties was spread. 
The place was enclosed in glass and every- 
thing within presented a warm and glow- 
ing contrast to the ic3' weather outside. 
The collation wa« tendered by the 
Charleston College to the visitors and was 
heartily enjoyed by everyone present. 
There were no formal ceremonies con- 
nected with it, but everyone who was 
there had a good time. Old college mates, 



who had not met for years, grasped hands 
again and exchanged convivial greetings, 
while to the undergraduates the occasion 
was particularly enjoyable. The collegians 
intermingled freely with the faculty and 
alumni and at the conclusion of the lunch 
college and society yells were given with 
a vim. 

The race track passes right beneath the 
windows of the Pavilion and several times 
the flyers went hj* during the continuance 
of the lunch, which added zest and anima- 
tion to the proceedings.. 

The collation was thoroughly enjoyed 
by everyone who had the good fortune to 
be present and the greetings that were ex- 
changed at it by old classmates and col- 
legians will long be remembered and cher- 
ished as green spots in the memory of the 
alumni and faculty and undergraduates 
of the two most historic colleges of the 
State. At its conclusion the assemblage 
dispersed and the business and class meet- 
ings of the South Carolina College were 
proceeded with. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Prominent Alumni Suggest a Plan for an Endowment Fund, Which 

Would Prove of Vast Benefit to the Young Men of the 

State and to the College. 



The South Carolina College centennial 
celebration yesterday was made the occa- 
sion for starting a movement to raise an 
endowment fund. Yesterday there was a 
suggestion in The News and Courier to 
this effect, and the endowment plan, as 
presented, by a coincidence is along these 
lines. There was no occasion for a busi- 
ness meeting yesterday, but a number of 
the alumni urged that the ball ought to be 
started without delay and it received the 
proper impetus. The plan is to raise at 
least $100,000 and use the interest on this 
fund to help deserving young men pay 
their way through college. The purpose 
is to offer quiet and unostentatious assist- 
ance where deserved, and keep the fund 
intact. 

The idea has been growing for some 
time, but the main features of the plan 
proposed yesterday came from Dr Frank 
F. Simpson, of the Class of '89, now a 
successful physician in Pittsburg. 

The business meeting to consider the 
endowment matter was held in the Jim 
Key building, which was kindly offered by 
Mr Rodgers, and which was well heated. 

The meeting was called to order by Pres- 
ident W. A. Clark, of the Alumni Associa- 
tion, and Mr August Kohn, Class '89, secre- 
tary of the Association, kept the record. 

Prof Andrew C. Moore, Class '87, who 
has conducted the correspondence with Dr 
F. F. Simpson, was called upon to explain 
the purposes of the meeting and he 
did this briefly 'and to the point. He used 
a letter of Dr Simpson to explain more 
fully. 

Prof Moore went on to say that he had 
gone over the plan with many alumni, all 
of whom approved it, and that Dr Simp- 
son and Mr Francis H. Weston and him- 
self had gone over the whole ground, and 
as a result of their joint views the follow- 
ing concise plan was proposed by way of 
suggestion : 

1. That the centennial fund shall be 
not less than $100,000, that there be no lim- 
it to the maximum sum; that the fund 
once pledged, it may be added to from 
time to time as occasion may direct, pro- 
vided that no condition imposed thereby 
shall conflict with those hereinafter ex- 
pressed or clearly implied. 



2. That this fund shall be raised by one 
of the following plans, to wit: ^ 

(a) That the sum of $1,000 or more may 
be paid to the board of trustees in cur- 
rency or any securities equivalent thereto; 

(b) That the subscribers may give bond 
to the trustees, redeemable by annual 
payments to be completed within ten 
years for the sum of $1,000. 

(c) That the subscriber may transfer to 
the board of trustees a life insurance pol- 
icy for $1^000 or more in a reliable com- 
pany, the premiums of which shall be 
fully paid up within twenty years or less. 

3. That the objects of this fund shall be 
to further the cause of higher education 
in our native State and to foster a spirit 
of gratitude and independence among 
those who have been encouraged and aided 
in their struggle to broaden the field of 
usefulness. To further these ends and to 
provide that this fund may exist and in- 
crease perpetually, it is suggested that the 
principal be invested in safe securities and 
that the interest be lent in limited sums 
(not exceeding $100 annually, or $400 in all, 
in any one instance) to needy, diligent stu- 
dents, without interest, for a period of 
five years from the date of each note, 
which shall bear interest (payable annual.- 
ly) at 5 per cent for the suc- 
ceeding five years or any fraction thereof. 
Until the expiration of that time the notes 
cannot be collected by processes of law, 
except from an estate or according to other 
exceptions provided for. But if not paid 
at maturity it shall be the duty of said 
board of trustees to collect the same by 
any process which may be deemed neces- 
sary for complete liquidation. That the 
beneficiaries must be natives of the State 
of South Carolina and must have resided 
within the State for two years; or, if not 
natives of the State of South Carolina, 
they must have resided within its bounds 
for two years next preceding the time at 
which they are first rendered assistance. 
That no beneficiary shall have free tui- 
tion, unless it be as the result of scholar- 
ships or scholarships won by superior 
ability. 

4. That the General Alumni Association 
shall be made a corporate body, according 
to the laws of the State. 



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5. That the centennial fund shall be 
owned and controlled by the General Alum- 
ni Association. 

6. That the power of actually managing 
this fund and of effecting the purposes 
for which it was created shall be delegated 
to a board of trustees. 

7. That this board of trustees shall at first 
consist of nine memibers; that, in the 
course of events, as the fund increases, 
one new member shall be elected for each 
increment of the fund of $100,000, till the 
same reached $1,000,000, and that there- 
after one new mem'ber shall be elected for 
each increment of $1,000,000. That the term 
of office of trustees shall be three years 
and until their successors are duly elected. 
That in order that the term of ofRce of 
approximately one-third of the board may 
expire each year, in the creation of the 
first tooard three members shall be elected 
for full terms and six members for frac- 
tional terms. That subsequently one-third 
of the members (as nearly as it can be 
reckoned) shall be elected each year; that 
the members of the board of trustees shall 
be selected without regard to college affili- 
tion, but because of their distinction as 
men of business acumen, integrity and 
fidelity to trust. That the selection of the 
memibers of the board of trustees for this 
fund shall be made by the subscribers 
thereto by ballot at the annual meeting of 
the subscribers, so long as the number of 
subscribers exceeds fifty. That when and 
after <-he number of subscribers falls be- 
low fifty the vacancies in the board of 
trustees shall be elected at the annual 
meeting of the Alumni Association of the 
South Carolina College. That vacancies oc- 
curring by death or resignation must be 
pro tempore and within a month from the 
occurrence of such vacancy filled by the 
appointment of the president of the "board 
of trustees; that such trustee or trustees 
shall serve until the next annual meeting, 
at which their successors shall be elected 
for the unexpired term or terms. That of 
the subscribers to this fund twenty shall 
constitute a quorum and that of the Gen- 
eral Alumni Association of the College 
forty shall constitute a quorum competent 
to elect trustees. That the action of the 
subscribers or of the Alumni Association 
shall not be legal and binding unless all 
subscribers or all the alumni, as the case 
may be, have been sent (by mail to the 
last address of which the officers are ap- 
prised) written notice as to the time and 
place of the annual meeting. That this 
notice shall be mailed at a time not ex- 
ceeding six weeks and not less than two 
weeks prior to the said annual meetings. 

It has seemed to me that this plan pre- 
sents these distinct advantages: 

1. That such a fund will help indigent 
youth make self-respecting, earnest, prac- 
tical men of themselves. 



2. That business principles will be incul- 
cated during the formative period of their 
existence. 

3. That the fund by which this is ren- 
dered possible will increase as time passes 
and as the needs of the institution and 
of the State demand. 

4. That the method of raising this fund 
is put within the reach of loyal men, 
many of whom know what timely assist- 
ance means, and who are yet without an 
abundant supply of this world's goods. 

Dr Flinn read the substance of some 
recommendations that would soon be made 
to the faculty on this subject. 

He stated that the plan outlined was 
made known here for information, as il- 
lustrating the interest of the faculty in 
the matter, expressing his gratification 
over the proposition of Dr Simpson. 

The plan outlined by Dr Flinn is as fol- 
lows: 

Resolved, That a committee of seven 
alumni and three members of the faculty 
be appointed to formulate and put into 
operation a plan for raising and adminis- 
tering a loan and scholarship. 

2. That said committee be empowered to 
solicit and receive contributions from 
alumni and others in single or in annual 
payments, or in such other form as the 
committee may adopt. 

3. That worthy and needy students, on 
the recommendation of local alumni, and 
the continued endorsement of the faculty, 
after the beneficiary's fii-ist year, may re- 
ceive from the loan fund, when available, 
a sum not exceeding $100 a year, for which 
he shall give his note payable in five years. 

4. That on the recommendation of the 
heads of high schools and accredited 
schools, for excellence in scholarship, 
students may • receive f roni the scholar- 
ship fund when available a sum not ex- 
ceeding $100 a year, for four years, pro- 
vided the faculty recommend its contin- 
ued be'stowment after the recipient's first 
year. 

5. That these two funds be kept separate 
and applied for the purpose indicated by 
the donors. 

6. That said committee shall report an- 
nually to the Alumni Association, and 
may add such other features to the above 
plan as may best secure the ei^ in view. 

A number of the prominent alumni pres- 
ent made addresses in support of the plan 
as outlined, and after a full and interest- 
ing discussion of all the points under con- 
sideration the meeting adjourned after 
having set afoot an undertaking which 
will prove of great benefit to the College 
and to many young men who may attend 
it in years to come. 



A C4R0L[M CAVALIEE. 



General Wade Hampton and the Ovation that Was Tendered Him 
Yesterday by His Fellow Citizens of Charleston and the State. 



Gen Wade Hampton, South Carolina's 
greatest living son, was the centre of the 
South Carolina College celebration yester- 
day. Wherever he went the old hero was 
greeted with applause and his appear- 
ance was always the signal for enthusi- 
asm. 

Gen Hampton drove up to the Exposi- 
tion grounds yesterday morning with Col 
Lowndes and appeared on the scene fully 
an hour before the train arrived. The 
frosty weather that prevailed had no 
effect on the old soldier and he faced the 
icy wind that was blowing as gallantly as 
he did the hosts of the enemy forty years 
ago. There was no faltering in his steps 
as he fell into line at the head of the pro- 
cession and led the way to the Audi- 
torium in company with Col Lowndes. 
When the old hero took his place upon 
the stage he was greeted with round after 
round of applause, which he acknowledged 
by bowing quietly to the audience. While 
the meeting continued constant allusions 
were made by the speakers to his distin- 
guished record in the past and the love 
that the State and the City of Charleston 
bore toward him — by all of which the old 
hero was visibly moved. Gen Davis's elo- 



quent tribute to him when he pinned a 
badge of the Charleston College upon his 
coat and declared him an honorary alum- 
nus of the Charleston College affected 
him visibly, and Senator Barnwell's trib- 
ute was not less 'appreciated by him. When 
the portrait presented by the Clariosophic 
Society was unveiled the General was 
deeply moved and responded to the thun- 
derous applause that ensued in a speech 
that reminded his hearers of the thrilling 
days of '76, so clear was his enunciation 
and so determined his manner. The audi- 
ence was perfectly carried away with en- 
thusiasm and rose en masse to its feet. 
The tribute paid to the General affected 
him greatly, and he sat down at its con- 
clusion visibly moved by the demonstra- 
tion. 

At, the conclusion of the ceremonies Gen 
Hampton returned to the city to rest up 
for the banquet, at which he delivered a 
speech that was the most eloquent heard 
from the old warrior in many years. His 
fellow collegians and lalumni were deeply 
affected by his appearance at the celebra- 
tion, and to many of them it was the chief 
motive for coming. 



THE ALUMNI AT DINNEE. 



They Enjoyed a Delightful Banquet Last Night.— A Brilliant As- 
semblage of Distinguished Sons of South Carolina. — Governor 
McSweeney, General Hampton, General McCrady, Dr. Wood- 
ward and Many Other Eloquent Speakers Responded Happily to 
Sentiments Appropriate to the Occasion. 



Nearly three hundred members of the 
South Carolina College Alumni Associa- 
tion and the College of Charleston Alum- 
ni Association gathered together in the 
Freundschafts Bund Hall last night, and 
for several hours broke bread and re- 
newed memories of college days gone by. 
The goodly company gathered in the lower 
hall of the building at about 8 o'clock and 
enjoyed for an hour an informal exchange 
of compliments and courtesies. At 9 
o'clock the president of the Alumni Asso- 
ciation asked for the attention of the as- 
semblage and stated that it was the desire 
of the officers of the Association that the 
banquet should be entirely informal and 
that no especial plan had been made for 
the procession to the banquet hall. He, 
however, said that it would be his great 
privilege to escort Gen Wade Hampton 
and that the president of the Alumni As- 
sociation of the College of Charleston, the 
Hon J. E. Burke, would bring in G-overnor 
Miles B. McSweeney; President Wood- 
ward and President Randolph were asked 
to form in the line, and next came Mr 
A. C. Kaufman and Prof Flynn, Mayor 
Pro Tern C. W. Kollock and Prof Burney, 
Gen Edward McCrady and Senator You- 
mans. President Clark then called the 
roll of the classes and asked that the 
members of the classes present would en- 
deavor to get together and come into line 
in regular order. The procession was then 
formed and proceeded to the upper hall. 

A long table had been spread running 
north and south, and from this were three 
tables extending towards the east. Covers 
had been laid for two hundred guests, but 
the number exceeded that considerably 
and additional room had to be provided. 
This was quickly done and the assemblage 
took seats without delay. President Clark, 
who was by virtue of his office to preside, 
took the seat at the head of the tables. 
On his right sat Gen Hampton and on his 
left Governor McSweeney. About them 
were many distinguished graduates of the 
South Carolina College and also a number 
of graduates of the College of Charleston. 

President Clark requested that a bless- 



ing be asked upon the feast and Dr Ed- 
monds, of the Class of '52, was asked to 
make the invocation. This was done, the 
alumni standing, silent and attentive. 

Without more ceremony the seats wero 
resumed and a discussion of the menu 
was begun at once. The dinner was 
served by Mr Bruno Schalwig, caterer fcr 
the Freundschafts Bund Society Hall, arid 
was thoroughly enjo^^able. The menu 
card was as follows: 

Oyster Cocktail. 

Olives. Celery. 

Sherry, Haut Sauterne, St Estephe. 

Mock Turtle Soup au Madeira. 
Filet of Red Snapper, Egg Sauce. 

Boiled Potatoes. 
Prime Rib of Beef, Brcwn Gravy. 
Spaghetti a la Creole. Carolina Jtice. 

New York Turkey, with ouster dressing. 
Cranberry Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. 

Candied Yams. » Sweet (>orn. 

Oyster Pate.- 
Pickles. Beets. Pickled Oiiions. 

Ice Cream. i?'ancy Cakes. 

Fruit. 

Crackers. Cheese. 

Coffee. 

On account of the great numb<T of 
speakers on the toast card an uii usual 
course was taken. Immediately aftor the 
soup had been served President Clark 
rose in his seat and announced that 
speeches would be made during thu din- 
ner. He then in a very brief and fcrcible 
speech, introduced the first regular toast, 
to the State of South Carolina., and called 
upon Governor McSweeney to resporid: 
GOVERNOR McSWEENEY^S SPEECH. 

Mr President and Gentlenaen of the 
Alumni Association: As Governar of 
South Carolina I am asked on this note- 
worthy occasion to respond to the 
toast, "The State of South Carolina." I 
esteem it an honor, and yet ii: is indeed 
meet and proper that the Govei'nor of the 
State should be asked to address a gath- 
ering of the sons of this historic State 
institution, for the State is t,Qe mother 
of the South Carolina College. She gave 
it birth, she has nurtured and fostered it 
with tender care as a beloved child, has 



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reared it to do honor to her, and she 
is proud of it. In our State, as i2lsev/here, 
we have men of different occupations and 
different creeds. In these relations they 
are segregated into groups. But all are 
citizens of the same State, chiLiren of a 
common mother, a mother whom we de- 
light to honor, and about the banquet 
board of the State College Alumni wn meet 
on common ground as brothers, all desir- 
ous to uphold the dignity, the ^lory, the 
virtue and the honor of that mother— our 
State. 

Perhaps the State has done some unwise 
and imprudent things, yet she has done 
many wise and noble acts. But eai ly the 
State did one wise thing. She established 
the South Carolina College, which was de- 
signed to make of her sons enlightened 
citizens. The elevation of citizeusnip is, 
after all, the chief function of a State 
College, and the history of the South Car- 
olina College shows that she has lealized 
the duty imposed upon her, and has sent 
forth into the world a line oi: distin- 
guished, ab.e and virtuous alumni, to 
guard the State and see that she suffers 
no detriment. 

But on this occasion I would spei^k more 
specifically of the impress made by the 
South Carolina College upon the proud 
pages of South Carolina history. ,6carce- 
ly a page can be found that does not pre- 
sent something traceable to the in.duence 
of the South Carolina College. Her work 
indeed penetrates to the pages of title na- 
tion's history. Ker hundred years of ex- 
istence are years full of noble and high 
deeds. From the start the State of South 
Carolina was composed of heterogeneous 
elements, and of sections that differed 
widely in physical characteristics. There 
was a lack of harmoily among her peo- 
ple. The Revolution showed this too plain- 
ly. Nowhere in this country were there 
severer internal struggles during that pe- 
riod of our history than here in South 
Carolina. Again the people were great- 
ly divided as to the adoption of the Con- 
stitution of the United States. 

The coast was a unit against the back 
country, which was opposed to it. The 
first step was taken a hundred years ago, 
when the College was founded to make 
the people a homogeneous people and 
bring them together in the halls of learn- 
ing. The history of our State shows that 
this was accomplished; that the men of 
the seaboard honored the men of the 
mountains; that the men of the moun- 
tains had confidence in the men of the 
seaboard as in brothers, and that the one 
followed the leadership of the other. It 
has never heen possible, of course, to allay 
all sectional feeling, but the intercourse 
of young men together on a plane of cul- 
tivation and elevation did much to soft- 
en asperities. 

The South Carolina College has contrib- 
uted many able men in all branches of 
our State Government. A long line of 
Governors, of Judges, of representatives, 
of Congressmen may be quoted. The 
great lieutenants of Calhoun were Harper 
and Elmore and Huger and McDuffle. 

There were more than twenty Judges, a 



greater number of United States Sena- 
tors and Congressmen. And during the 
war between the States there were eigh- 
teen Confederate generals from the South 
Carolina College, whose record was as 
glorious as any soldiers that ever drew 
sword or spurred a charger. From Wade 
Hampton, the greatest of the cavalry 
leaders of the war, to Thomas M. Logan, 
the youngest brigadier, the list runs. 

Virginia is called the mother of States. 
South Carolina was also to a large extent 
the mother of Alabama, of Mississippi and 
of Florida. She sent her sons to redeem 
those wilds from the Indians. And among 
the adventurous Carolinians none were 
more important than the graduates of the 
South Carolina College. 

The work of the State is not yet accom- 
plished. It is her duty to preserve the 
traditions of the best American sentiment 
and policy, to rebuke wrong ideas and 
harmful theories of government. And in 
this task the State looks to the South 
Carolina College in the future, as in the 
past, to stand up for the right and to 
educate young Carolinians - so that they 
can know the right in order to pursue it. 
As a member of the board of trustees i 
hope to be instrumental in keeping the 
escutcheon of our State College as clean 
and as bright in the new century as in 
that which has just closed. 

JUDGE C. H. iSIMONTON. 

The toastmasiter then introduced Judge 
C. H. Simonton, who responded to the 
toast, "The United States." Judge Siaion- 
ton's speech was one of the most eloquent 
of the eveuiug. He said: Mr. l^iesident: 1 
recognize the obligation imposed ou me, being 
in part a representative of the United 
States, to respond to the sentiment 
which you have just read. I will endeavor 
to discharge that duty, but I am not here 
simpily to perform a duty as a public 
functionary. I am a son of the College. 
I coime to meet mj'- brethern on this 
gold6n jubilee of our Alma Mater, rejoic- 
ing in her vigorous age and uniting in 
the fervent prayer esto perpetua. 

Mr. President, when w^e were in college, 
the well known Dr. Francis Lieber was 
professor of history. I never was a fav- 
orite of his, but, strange to s^ay, I recall 
more of the occurrences in his lecture 
room, his wise sayings, his profound 
discussions of political economy, than I 
do the instructions of any other profes- 
sor, and we sat under Dr. Thornw^ell and 
Col. Preston. When we were sophomores 
Dr. Liieber took a new departure. He 
said while we were studying the history 
of the past we ought also study the his- 
tory of the present, what he called cur- 
rent history. For this purpose he set 
aside one recitation in each month to be 
devoted to an examination upon the 
news-papers of the past month. I recall 
well the first recitation on newspapers. 
He called some ten of us up, arranged 



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us on the front bench and gave each one 
a subject. He then called up a son of 
Mr. John C. Calhoun, and said: Mr. Cal- 
houn, give me the history of the world 
during the last month, and I give you 
five minutes. You can imagine, Mr, 
President, the astonishment with which 
we all heard directions to handle so large 
a subject in so short a time. I had a 
similar feeling of astonishment when I 
received a letter from our worthy Presi- 
dent of the Alumni, telling me to respond 
to the United States, and limit myself to 
five minutes. It cannot be done, Mr. 
President. The United States in the past, 
when Southern Statesmanship was in its 
prime, the United States in the present, 
wrestling with the most difficult prob- 
lems which ever vexed humanity. The 
United States in the future, a field of the 
widest speculation. How can this be 
handled in five minutes. If, Mr, Presi- 
dent this subject had been given to one 
of us in our college days, it could have 
been easily disposed of. During the for- 
ties we knew very little of the United 
States. Perhaps I should say of the 
United States Government. It is true we 
sent members to Congress and Senators 
to Washington, but we conceived that 
their principal duty was to see to it 
that the State of South Carolina suffered 
no detriment. The State was our unit, 
and we owed our primary allegiance to 
her. Our relations with the United States 
were entirely through her. We had col- 
lectors of revenue and postmasters in our 
State, but we looked upon them as our 
own people, doing their business on our 
soil and for our benefit. True Fort Sum- 
ter was here, an empty fortress which 
had not yet received its baptism of fire, 
and old MouLtrie crouching upon the 
sands, but it was but the successor of 
our own palmetto fort, garrisoned chiefly 
with foreigners, commianded by a small 
number of officers, who seemed to have 
no other occupation than to fiirt with the 
ladies and treat them to aress parades 
and a brass band. The United States 
Court, which now has its residence at 
the corner of Broad and Meeting streets. 
opposite St. ivxichael's Church, then oc- 
cupied obscure quarters in an obscure 
street, which very few persons visited. 
It was chiefiy remarkable for paying 
jurors three dollars a day for doing 
nothing. Our lawyers never quoted the 
Supreme Oourt of the United States, and 
relied chiefly upon the State reports ana 
the Sages of Westminster Hall. In lact, 
many persons believed that the United 
States was a great corporation created 
by the States, their agent for certain 
specified purposes, liable at any time to 



be called to task by any one of its prin- 
cipals if it over stepped the limits of its 
authority. We had a rude awakening. 
This creature of the States, like the 
fabled monster of the artist, dominated 
its creators, and the compact between the 
States, based upon mutual compromises 
and mutual considerations, has become as 
indestructable as the States themselves. 
The people of the United States emerged 
from the war between the States, realiz- 
ing that their peaceful farmers, skilful ar- 
tisans, enterprising merchants and pro- 
fessional men of every calling constituted 
a great military power. Conscious of 
their strength, they cease to be content 
with the wide expanse of the continent, 
and are stretching out their arms to the 
isles of the sea to possess them. The 
first gun flred by Dewey in Manilla Bay 
ushered in the birth of a great military 
republic. The young giant has entered the 
Council Hall of the Nations; has claimed 
and taken seat at their Council board, 
and has exercised a vote in the destiny 
of the oldest empire of the world. What 
the result will be no man can tell. What 
effect it will have upon our Constitution, 
our States, our people, no one can fore- 
see. I have an abiding conviction that 
the great principles of constitutional 
liberty inherited by us from centuries of 
ancestry will protect us from the usur- 
pation of a Caesar, and save us from the 
destiny of our great prototype, the re- 
public of Rome. 

MAYOR PRO TEiM KOLLOC'K. 

Judge Simionton's speech was followed 
by the toast, "The City of Charleston," 
which, in the absence of Mayor amytn, 
was responded to by Mayor Pro Tem Dr 
C. H. Kollock, who spoke as follows: 

Mr Toastmaster and Gentlemen of the 
Alumni of the South Carolina and of the 
Charleston Colleges: It has been said that 
some men are born lucky and that with- 
out apparent effort on their part fortune 
comes to them, and honors fall thick and 
fast at their feet. While I do not claim 
to have been born actually under the star 
of fortune and good luck, still I am con- 
vinced that its genial rays must have 
beamed upon me, for I was born in South 
Carolina, and live in Charleston, and I 
have yet to meet the man who is not 
proud to say this, and grateful to God for 
having so blessed him. I have been fur- 
ther honored by the request to respond, 
in the absence of the Mayor, before this 
cultured and distinguished assembly, to 
the toast to the City of Charleston. 

Gentlemen of the Alumni of the South 
Carolina College, Charleston is honored 
by your presence, because you are South 
Carolinians, because you are alumni of 
South Carolina's most noted institution of 
learning; an institution whose one hun- 
dredth birthday you are celebrating; an 
institution which has a record of which 



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any country might b-e proud; an institu- 
tion whose graduates have made the world 
ring with their eloquence, great with 
learning and good with their piety; an 
institution that has among its graduates 
the greatest living South Carolinian and 
the peer of any who have been graduated 
in the past or will be in the future, and 
when the names of her greatest men are 
written in her hall of fame, high above 
all others will b-e that of Wade Hampton, 
South Carolinian, soldier, std'tesman and 
patriot. 

Though situated in another city Charles- 
ton has ever regarded this institution with 
special pride and affection, for it was one 
of her representatives who was foremost 
in th-e effort for its establishment. I refer 
to Chancellor H. W. DeSaussure, who was 
also a member of her first board of trus- 
tees; and finally we welcome you because 
you represent the educated class who 
have governed this State since it was first 
settled and who will continue to govern 
it in the years to come. 

But, gentlemen, while Charleston was 
aiding in building a State institution she 
was not unmindful of her educational in- 
terest at home, which is proved by the 
report of the last census, in which her 
per cent of illiteracy is shown to be less 
than that of any city her size in the Uni- 
ted States. Her institutions of learning 
are many and varied. From her College 
have been graduated men who are not 
only respected and beloved at home, but 
who have made for themselves, their 
alma mater, Charleston and South Caro- 
ling names that are honored in every 
land. From her Medical College, the old- 
est in the South, have gone such men as 
Marion Sims. Theodore Gilliard Thomas, 
Thomas L. Ogier and Robert Barnwell 
Rhett, Jr. Her Medical Society, the Medi- 
cal Society of South Carolina, founded in 
December, 1789, and the third oldest medi- 
caid society in this country, did much to- 
wards medical education and progress be- 
fore the founding of the Medical College, 
more than thirty years later. Among its 
members were: Peter Faysaux, the first 
president; Gardner, Ramsay and Dalcho, 
the historians; Geddings, John Bellinger. 
Robert A. Kinloch and Robert Barnwell 
Rhett, Jr, the eminent surgeons, and 
many others of good repute and fine intel- 
lect. 

From the South Carolina Military Acad- 
emy, of which every true South Carolin- 
ian is proud, and of which Charleston 
claims a share, not only because of its 
location here, but because she sends five 
cadets there to be educated at her ex- 
pense, have come men noted in civil as 
well as military life. From her went the 
gallant Jenkins, who fell bravely fighting 
at the Wilderness; E. Mclver Law, the 
hero of many battles: Ellison Capers, sol- 
dier, priest and Bishop, and gallant 
Thomas Huguenin, the last commander of 
Sumter, when from her ramparts waved 
the Stars and Bars. 

Her public schools are models of their 
kind and the census report is a guarantee 
of the good work done within their walls. 
I cannot leave this subject of education 



in Charleston without referring to one 
other school which has perhaps done more 
for the poor boys, boys who could not 
otherwise have received an education, 
than any other school in the State. I re- 
fer to the Porter Military Academy, for- 
merly the Holy Communion Church Insti- 
tute. Founded at a time when an educa- 
tion was of the greatest necessity, and 
when the means to procure it were lack- 
ing in almost every household, it has oc- 
cupied a place which is unique in the 
history of the State, and from it hundreds 
of boys have gone forth equipped for life's 
battle, who otherwise would have never 
known the advantages of an education. 
Many of these were not only educated 
but clothed and fed without a cent of ex- 
pense to themselves or their parents. 
Whatever else may be said of the man 
who has accomnlished this, no one can 
deny his dogged determination, his tre- 
mendous energy, his unselfish motives and 
the wonderful srood he has done for the 
young men of the State. Insurmountable 
obstacles and impassable barriers have 
seemingly at times blocked his way, but 
he has left them behind, and now.*^ after 
more than three score and ten years have 
passed over his head, we find him still at 
thp helm of this wonderful ship of learn- 
ing. 

Gentlemen of the alumni, let me again 
bid you welcome to Charleston and to 
our homes: may your stay be long and 
nleasant. and may you ever remember 
that Charleston wishes every South Caro- 
linian to feel that this is his city and 
his home, and I would that the good old 
daVs could come asrain wh^^n South Caro- 
lina was Charleston and Charleston was 
South Carolina, for then we could take 
^he Whole State in a loving embrace and 
remairi forever one and the same people. 

At the conclusion 'of D-^ KnUock's elo- 
ouent +ribnte to the city Mr Clark intro- 
duced Gen Edwa'''^ Mc^^radv. who re=:Dond- 
ed to the toast, "The Charleston College:" 

GEN EDWARD McCRADT. 

It is indeed an honor to be called unon 
to resDond for the alumni of the Charles- 
ton to the alumni of the South Carolina, 
College, for these institutions, owing their 
origins to the same Les'islative impulse, 
have each now for a century been engaged 
in the great work of the education of the 
youth of the State. You, gentlemen of 
the alumni of the South Carolina College, 
are celeibrating to-dav the centennial of 
your alma mater, while we of the Charles- 
ton College passed that anniversary some 
sixteen years ago. 

I say that both these institutions of 
learning sorang from the sa^me imnulse 
of our forefathers. The circumstance's 
under which thev did so are most interest- 
ing. It is famdliar hisitorv that the .sons, 
not only of the opulent, but of the well- 
to-^o. of South Carolina nrior to the Rev- 
olution were sent abroad for their educa- 
tion, principally to Ehgland. some to Scot- 
land and a few to the continent of Europe, 
and at the .great schools and universities, 
at Eaton and Harrow. Oxford and Cam- 
brid'ge and at Edinburgh imbibed a more 
accurate knowledsre of the classics and of 
the gcience.g than the youths of other 



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colonies educated in ith'e provincial col- 
leges in America. There can be no doubt, 
said Hug^h S. Leg-are, >tbat the attainments 
in polite literaiture of 'the Carolina youths 
thus educated were far superior to those 
of their cotemporaries at the North, a.nd 
the standard of scholarship in Charleston 
was consequently much hig-her than in 
any other city on the continent of Amer- 
ica. This opinion of Legare was not 
founded on local ,prejudice; it was acqui- 
esced in and confirmed at Princeton. Prot 
i&amuel Miller, of tbat institution, express- 
ing: his belief that the learned lang-uages, 
especially G-reek, were less studied in the 
Eastern than in the 'Southern and Middle 
States, and attributinig the more accurate 
knowledge of tho'se iainguages in the South 
to the superior wealth of the people, which 
permitted their study in Europe, and thus 
establisihed a higher standard. Nor was 
this superiority of educa.tion confined to 
the classics and to polite literature, using 
the expression of the time, for, says Dr 
Toner, in bis Contributions to the Annals 
of Medical Progress and E-ducatiOin in the 
United States before and during the Revo- 
lution, the Carolina,s from a comparative- 
ly early period led all the iStates in the 
study of the natural sciences. To think, 
then, gentleimen, that there was a time 
when the edaicated young men of Carolina 
lO'Oked down upon the graduates of th^e 
now great Harvard as boys just turned 
out of a country school! 

The high education of the colonial gen- 
tlemen of S'outh Carolina had b'een almo'sit 
enitirely lost sig'ht of in the days of our 
oppression and humiliation, and so sys- 
tematically baid it been repre'sented that 
education had been entirely neglected in 
the 'South that our own people had come 
to accept the staitement as true. But as 
I 'have had occasion toefore to ask, did it 
never occur to those "wiser brethren of 
ours" to consider if we of the South were 
so ignorant, and they of the North so edu- 
cated, how did it happen that Souitherners 
in a numerical 'minOriity, without educa- 
tion, controlled the General Government 
for nearly the first eighty years of its ex- 
istence? How did it happen that eight out 
of the first thirteen of the Presidents 
elected were from the :South, and that five 
of them were elected twice, the iSouth 
thus holding the office for nearly tw'o- 
t birds of the time? How did it haippen 
that half the Justices of the Supreme 
Court and three of the Chief Justices were 
from the iSouth? How did it happen that 
Marsball and Taney were the moulders of 
the system of jurisprudence of the Uniited 
States? How was it that of the great 
triumveraite, Webster, Clay and Calhoun, 
two were Soiitherners? 

But not to waste time awaiting answers 
to these and other questions of the same 
nature w'e might ask. iit is enough for our 
present purpose to refer to the fact of the 
hig'her edncaition of our people obtained 
abroad and to recall how that g^ood and 
wise man, Lieutenant Governor William 
Bull, the second, sedzed upon the first rup- 
ture of the relations of the people tO' the 
mother country to urge upon the General 
AssemMy the establisbment of a proper 
and adequate college for the education of 
the youths of the province at home. Him- 
self utterly opposed to the non-importation 
scheme, he urged upon the Legislature the 
necessity of providing the means of higher 



education at "home and thus the independ- 
ence of the province of the mother coun- 
try in that matter. To John Rutledge is 
usually attributed the hoaior of the grand 
scheme for a college proposed by him in 
a bill for the establishment of "the Col- 
lege of South Carolina" in 1770, but, though 
it is doubtless true that that bill was in 
his handwriting and that 'hence he is en- 
titled' to all hoaior for thus so earnestly 
and actively espousing the project, it is 
equally oertain that Governor Bull had 
before suggested it and had urged the 
undertaking in his message upon the open- 
ing of the session, and thus, as far as the 
record stands, was the author of the 
scheme. Governor Bull—or Dr Bull as he 
was otberwise entitled to be called— was 
himself a highly educated man— (the first 
native American to take a degree in medi- 
cine abroad— and was an earnest advocate 
of education, not only for the low-country, 
but for the whole province. 

It is a most interesiting fact, one that 
wall bear repeating, that, while our people 
were so intent upon resistance to the 
Stamp Act and their non-importation 
meetings under t'he Liberty Tree, and deaf 
to Governor Bull's appeal in the cause 
of higher education,, three .Northern colle- 
giate institutions, perceiving the opportu- 
nity of a probable cbange of the habits 
of tbe people of the 'South of sending their 
sons abroad for education, owing to the 
disturbed relations of the two countries, 
sent agents to Charleston and here col- 
lected a large amount of funds for their 
colleges. The Gazette of the 15th of Feb- 
ruary, 1770, tells of two reverend gentle- 
men "collectors," one for Princeton and 
the other for a Baptist College in Rhode 
Island— tbe present "Brown University"— 
Who were doing a good business, and two 
years later another reverend gentleman 
collected in Charleston £1,000 sterling 
($5,000) foir the Penaisylvania College, Gov- 
ernor Bull, unsuccessful in getting his 
pe'ople to start a home college for them- 
selves, heading the list with a handsome 
contribution. 

Then came on the Revolution and the 
scheme for the College of South Carolina 
was held in abeyance, though during the 
first three years of the struggle the Leg- 
islature had established several saihoQis in 
the upper part of the State. At the end 
of the Revolution the country was too 
much devastated to be able to enter upon 
so great an undertaking. But two years 
after, that is, 1785, while not venturing 
upon so grand a plan as that urged by 
Bull and sketched out by Rutledge, the 
restored General Assembly began the ed- 
ucational work by the establishment of 
three academical institutions, which it 
dignified by the name of colleges. One, 
the Mount Zion School at Winnsboro, 
which it had established in 1777. it now 
chartered as a college; another it provid- 
ed for to be established at Cambridge, 
Ninety-Six, Abbeville County; and the 
third it founded as the College of Charles- 
ton, and this is the institution for which 
I have the 'honor to speak to-night, and 
which you will see, as I have said, grew 
out of the same movement that first pro- 
posed the "South Carolina College." The 
establishment of that institution was post 
poned— not abandoned— until 1801, when, 



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under the auspices of Governor John 
Drayton and Chancellor DeSaussure, the 
project was revived and the College es- 
tablished. 

The influence of the bouth Carolina Col- 
lege from its foundation to the secession 
of the State was most potent and pecu- 
liar. The great Northern colleges, Har- 
vard, Yale, Princeton and Brown, were 
all previously estatalished to raise up an 
educated ministry— they were to be semi- 
naries "of true religion and sound learn- 
ing"— they were, in short, sectarian insti- 
tutions, harvard and Yale were Con- 
gregationalists, Princeton was Presbyte- 
rian and Brown was Baptist. It was not 
until 1842 that Harvard was freed from its 
sectarian character. William and Mary 
in Virgina, on the other hand, though 
founded, it is true, under Church of Eng- 
land auspices, for two centuries was the 
hot bed of Virginia politics— the alma ma- 
ter of Presidents, (governors, generals, 
Senators, members of Congress, Cabinet 
ministers. Judges and all public officers. 
So, too, the South Carolina College was 
from its inception strongly imbued with 
political influences, and like the old Vir- 
. ginia College has bred soldi-ers, and 
statesmen, and jurists, as well as schol- 
ars, and may I not be permitted to say 
even in his presence, amongst the greatest 
of whom one sits at this board to- 
night — need I men don his name— Wade 
Hamnton! 

It was founded with a distinct political 
purpose— and that was the unification of 
the State, and so it was that the insti- 
tution, first conceived and recommended 
by Lieutenant Governor Bull, and urged 
by Jo'hn Rutledge, when South Carolina 
was still a province, as a political bond 
of union fulfilled its purpose as predicted 
by u-overnor John Drayton. The friend- 
ship of young men from all parts of the 
State promoted and strengthened the sen- 
timent of State pride and patriotism. It 
was in this College the boys of the State 
learned their politics with their classics 
and the sciences— politics wherein, say6 
William Henry Trescot in his speech in 
memorlam of Stephen Elliott,' they were 
taug'ht to be "intolerant believers in a 
very simple creed, which could be summed 
up in one commandment, "Love South 
Carolina," a creed which was exemplified 
on every battlefield of the late war, for 
Which a life was offered for every vote 
cast for secession, and for which 12,0CO 
sons of the State laid down their lives. 

When they began to talk of establish- 
ing a "South Carolina College" you may 
be sure that the people of Charleston put 
In at once a word for its establishment 
in this city. They did not, it is true, then 
have The News and Courier and the pres- 
ent Mayor and Aldermen to fight for it, 
as they have recently so ably done for 
the naval station and the Exposition, and 
perhaps that is the reason why the South 
Carolina College was not after all estab- 
lished in the City by the Sea; but the 
Gazette did what it could. It tells us that 
a meeting was held in Charleston- "peti- 
tioning the Assembly for the establish- 
ment of a college in or near Charleston," 



and to show the earnestness of the citi- 
zens in the matter there were many dona- 
tions and bequests by private citizens for 
the purpose, so that when the College of 
Charleston was established in 1785 the en- 
dowment amounted to 160,000. 

The original board of trustees was a 
most distinguished body. Upon it were 
Gen Moultrie, Governor, president of the 
board; John Rutledge, the dictator; Chas 
Cotesworth Pinckney, continental general 
and minister abroad; Charles Pinckney, 
Governor and Senator; Arthur Middleton, 
signer of the Declaration of Independence; 
Dr David Ramsay, the historian; Thomas 
Heyward, signer of the Declaration of In- 
dependence and Judge; Thomas Bee, Lieu- 
tenant Governor; Richard Hutson, mem- 
ber of Congress and Mayor of the city; 
Daniel DeSaussure, Arnoldus Vanderhorst, 
Governor; John Mathewes, Governor; Ga- 
briel Manigault, Ralph Izard, minister 
abroad and Senator; William Smith, mem- 
ber of Congress; Hugh Rutledge, chancel- 
lor; John Lloyd, Daniel Bordeaux, Joseph 
Atkinson, David Oliphant, Richard Beres- 
ford and t'he Rev Robert Smith, the first 
Bishop of South Carolina. Several of 
these were afterwards likewise founders 
and trustees of the South Carolina Col- 
lege. 

In 1791 the charter was amended, and 
while Harvard. Brown and Princeton were 
still denominational colleges, the amended 
charter of the Charleston College ex- 
pressly provided that no person shall be 
excluded from any liberty, privilege, im- 
munity, office or situation in the said Col- 
lege on account of his religious persua- 
sions, provided he demean himself in a 
sober, peaceable and orderly manner, and 
conformed to the rules and regulations 
thereof." 

The influence of the Charleston College 
has, of course, been much more circum- 
scribed than that of the College of the 
State, but it has not been altogether 
wanting, nor, as we trust, has it been 
without great beneficial results in the 
community in which it has existed, and 
indeed beyond it. It has been the constant 
feeder to the learned professions in the 
City of Charleston— a large number, per- 
haps a majority, of the Bar of the city 
have been educated at this, the home in- 
stitution, and we may, we think with some 
degree of assurance, refer to that Bar 
as eviden(!e of the thoroughness of the 
education afforded by it. If that is not 
sufficient we can point to numbers of the 
medical profession of the city as fully 
sustaining the character of the institu- 
tion from which t'hey were graduated. 
And if she cannot point to so long a list 
of men distinguished in public life as the 
South Carolina College may do, yet our 
College is not without distinguished men 
among her graduates. We are not dis- 
posed in Sduth Carolina to point with 
much pride to John C. Fremont, the dis- 
tinguished sioldier, the first candidate of. 
the Republican party for the Presidency 
of the United States, but no one will deny 
his natural and acquired intellectual gifts, 
and these were fostered at the Charleston 
College. The Charleston College produced 
the great statistician, John D, B, DeBow. 



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It educated co a great extent the greatest 
Greek scholar in America to-day, Prof 
Gildersleeve, TVe have given the best 
writer of Enghsh of his time in our State, 
one whose pen has been used in various 
and differing conditions and places, but all 
in the public service, or in honoring his 
State, a recognized authority upon and 
historian of diplomacy, three times repre- 
senting his country abroad upon the most 
important missions, but whose chiefest 
claim to our honor at home is in the ex- 
quisite memorials and inscriptions in 
which he has preserved the picture, rone 
and fragrance of a state of society which 
has now passed away forever, v^ e think 
the Charleston College has not existed al- 
together uselessly if it has done nothing 
more than nroduced the author of the 
Memoir of Stephen Ellio.u. and of the in- 
scrintion upon the Confederate monument 
in the State I-Touse grounds in Columbia, 
the Hon .. illiam Henry Trescot. A Bishop, 
and many clergymen professors and 
teachers, men of science, mayors of the 
city, officers and surgeons in the Con- 
federate array have come from its halls. 
If the South Carolina Collea-e produced J. 
Afarion Sims, of world-wide fame, the 
:he Charleston College produced a no 
mean rival of his. and certainlv his suc- 
cessor in that fame. Dr J. Gaillard 
Thomas. In poetrv we can turn and point 
with nride to "Paul Hayrp. John D. Bruns 
and Georsre H. Sass. One of the ablest 
Ipeai authors in the country to-day is a 
graduate of thp College. I allude to C. 
G. Tiedeman. LL D.. professor of Law 
University, city nf New York. Another 
distinguished eraduate. a writer and pro- 
fessor, is Frederick Tuoner. Jr. profes- 
sor of Ensrlish in the T'niversiiy of Ver- 
mont: a arraduate of the CoHesre. Prof 
John McCrady. not only filled a profes- 
sor's chair in our Collesre. but also that 
of zoolosry fit Harvard and of biology at 
Sewanee. These are some of the products 
of the Charleston College. 

These collesres. the South Carolina and 
lhe Charleston, have never been ^arge col- 
leges. The Charleston Collesre has never 
been more than a small collee"e. but much 
could be said for the advantages of edu- 
cation in small collesres did time permit 
and the occasion allow, but tbis much we 
may here proneriv do. we may point to 
the number of scholars, of statesmen, of 
men of science, of distinetr'shed names in 
all the walks of life, graduates of these 
collpees. and challenge comparison with 
graduates of larger institutions in the 
proportionate number of learned and 
worthy men they have produced. 

PRESIDENT F. C. WOODTVARD. 

"The Sourh Carolina College" was next 
responded to by President F. C. Wood- 
ward, whose speech wa^; one of the most 
eloquent of the evening. I>r "Woodward 
has been heard in Charleston before, but 
his heart was never so full of his subject 
as it was last nisrht and he held his audi- 
ence spellbound by the power of his ora- 
tory. His speech, which was one of the 
mos: eloouent ever heard in Charleston, 
was as follows: 

We hail the hour that marks the close 



of the first century of the South Carolina 
College and that ushers in, may we not 

hope, a succession of centuries of contin- 
ued usefulness for this honored institu- 
tion. Of her manly family of sons a 
worthy band are here met to testifv their 
abiding loyalty, and the thoughts of many 
alumni turn hither to-night. They may 
not be with us in bodily presence: they axe 
with us in spirit. And others are with us 
in spirit. Shall "we not believe that many 
sons of the old College, arraduated from 
the lower schools of this life into the ad- 
vanced courses of the mighty bevond. 
sanctify with their unseen but hot tinfelt 
presence this auspicious gathering? When 
the eyes of the prophet's servant were 
opened he beheld Elisha girdled with the 
shining cohorts of the skies: if our own 
eyes could be cleansed of earthlv dark- 
ness, should they not meet the downward 
gaze of a thousand departed sons of Caro- 
lina looking benediction upon us. silently 
but eloquently pointing to the noble record 
of their alma mater, eagerly beckoning to 
a glorious future? Let tis invoke the 
shades of those who have ceased from dv- 
ing. who are to become the honor men 
of the life immortal. "Save us and hover 
over with your wings, j-e Heavenly guar- 
dians!" 

This conviction of their continued inter- 
est in the affairs of this earth urges the 
inquiry, what would they ad^ise for their 
College? If our mortal ears might catch 
the tones of immortal voices for whom the 
experiences of eternity have clarified the 
doubts of time, what would their counsel 
to us be? May one dare interpret for the 
dead: Science with a petty segment of the 
orbit of a never-returning star calculates 
its course and maps out the endless stages 
of its iourney throusrh the inane, "lone 
wandering, but not lost!" Spiritual in- 
sight can surely do as much. We know 
for what they lived and wrought, what 
were their aspirations and ideals, and this 
gives us the data for w^orking out an an- 
swer. We can confidently pronounce what 
they would wish for their alma mater and 
put it into one word, and that one word is 
the highest education. But the definition 
of this one word must be read in the light 
of their supernal knowledge. It mus: be 
education from the standpoint of life im- 
mortal! The standard is to be set no 
lower than that. And this shall not dis- 
courage, but shall hearken men. causing 
them to "lift up their eves unto the hills 
from whence cometh their help." We need 
the education that fits for immortality 
not only yonder, but here: we were not 
framed to be mortal, but to take hold on 
immortality from our birth. 

The mark of such hisrher education is 
Christian altruism. We need to turn away 
from the self-centering methods which but 
fit mortals to contend with mortals, to the 
training that fits immortals to help im- 
mortals. In vain do the ages rebuke our 
militant commercial spirit and strive to 
teach us the duty of living for others. All 
the great voices thunder this lesson: the 
most elevated and enduring works of art 
preach devotion to dutj' and to humanity 
as the ideal of human excellence: every 
splendid character of poesy — and the lisst 
is endless — from the "servant of the Lord" 
in later Isaiah to the "^'icar of "Wakefield, 
is dear to men because it was self-nesrlect- 
ful and earnest to be spent for others; 



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every graiclous historical nam^e that man 
reveres has won this enduring- fame by 
g-iving- himiself for his fellows; every vonce 
that cries above the din of earth marts 
and e'arth battles still sounds in our deaf 
ears the unwelcome call to self-renuncia- 
tion ; every word and act of Him for whom 
we call this civilization Christian means 
■ministry, service, self-giving for the sake 
of others. 

This is the highest and the only finally 
worthy education: The preparation for 
ministry and iservice for the State, the 
Church, for one's neighbors, for one's ene- 
mies! But this is not practical, not prepa- 
ration for life, cries the be&otted world. 
What a blunder! Other education fi-ts not 
for life, but for strife; this for life, for 
death, for Heaven! And we confess it with 
our ibest deeds, in our nobler ^moods. This 
is our gospel for the chosen, vicariously 
suffering few; to this standard we compel 
them, ais we drive them to their calvaries, 
though we may be content with an easier 
gospel for 'ourselves. Who are shining 
namies of your own luminous roll of real 
honor men? Always those who have 
wrong'ht for their fellow men. Why do you 
s'hout when certain names are called, why 
drink some silent toasts with misty eyes? 
Why a.re you unveiling isome pictured effi- 
gies to-night? Is it 'because these men 
have atitained high places by accident or 
by fraud? Miere place will not explain 
their worthiness nor your aoclaim. No, it 
is not because they have been Governors, 
Senato-rs, generals. Presidents, but be- 
cause they have been ministers, servants, 
laborers, 'sufferers, conquerors, and yet 
gathered not a groat, not an advantage 
for themselves. Hail t^he splendid conclu- 
sion, greatness, goodness, worth are fixed 
by the tests of ministry and service, the 
great man is the servant of imen. Your 
action approves you the adherents of this 
divine standard and precept. 

Miay the College ever do more and more 
of such work, fill its halls more and more 
with such workers, flood the State with 
them, turn out yiear after year, may it be 
for a thousand years, hosts of ministers, 
servants, laborers for others. T'here is 
in every human bosom the latent germ of 
self-isacrificing heroismi; but usually it 
miust have a crisis to arouse it; a drownimg 
child, a woman scrieaming from a burning 
building, a dying soldier moaning for 
water under a storm of shot. But this 
sort of workers will 'make ithis heroic in- 
stinct, now fitful and occasional, a oeren- 
nial and characteristic principle of con- 
duct, working in the every-day lives of 
men, dignifying drudgery, glorifying com- 
monplace, immiortalizing mediocrity; teach- 
ing men not imerely to dare 'but to endure, 
not merely to struggle but to suffer, for 
their fellows; not only devotedly to die 
for them, but d'evotedly to live for ithem. 

This is the final aim of the hig^hest edu- 
cation; this the lovers Of ithe College 
should 'covet for it, that it may pour in- 
spiration into the channels of civic and 
social life and crown the coming years 
with benediction. 

GEN LEROT F. YOUMANS. 
"The South Carolina College in the 
Past" was the toast assigned Gen Leroy 
P. Youmans. There is no man in South 
Carolina more familiar with the history 
of the College than Gen Youmans, the 



distinguished scholar and eloquent speak- 
er. It was Gen Youmans who made such 
a remarkable speech in nominating 
Cleveland. It was said to be the most 
eloquent speech ever made in a nomi- 
nating Convention. He was last night 
received with tumultuous applause. He 
started out by asking if there was merit 
in the past of the College and what was 
there to test that merit. He told how 
and why merit was judged by success and 
urged that the record of the College was 
clear, complete and successful. It was 
true tha,t Governor Drayton did foresee 
the good of the College, and that it 
would bring about better relationship be- 
tween the men of the various sections of 
the State. The question now was whether 
the purposes of the College had been car- 
ried out. There could be no question 
about this. It could indeed be said with 
legitimate pride that the "past at least 
was secure." The work of reorganizing 
the College was started by the class of 
1846, of which Dr Huger was the only 
representative present. He outlined the 
great work of the College and told why it 
should be re-established. To Wm Henry 
DeSaussure more than to any other man 
was due the credit for the firm basis the 
College was on. The argument of De- 
Saussure was that the State must have 
educated men as its leaders and these 
could best be secured at such a college as 
is now at Columbia. 

Gen Youmans then outlined what many 
Governors had said of the great work 
of the College and how Hammond and 
Williams and others told of the benefits 
of the College and why it was the State's 
best investment. Then he took up the 
work of Thornwell and gave some of his 
views of the College. It was he who said 
that the South Carolina College was what 
had made South Carolina what she was. 
To unify a State, to educate its citizens 
together, is the central idea of the Col- 
lege and was so recognized by Dr Thorn- 
well. 

Gen Youmans then took up the work of 
men and with eloquent and stirring 
tongue showed how the South Carolina 
College had turned out men who loved 
their State. He reviewed the work and 
record of the College and urged that the 
proof was ample and conclusive of the 
past glory of the institution. 

THEY ROSE AND CHEERED. 

"The Clariosophic Society" was the nom- 
inal toast assigned to Gen Wade Hamp- 
ton and when he was called upon every- 
one in the hall hurrahed for Gen Hamp- 
ton. When Gen Hampton finally got a 
chance to speak he said, in substance, 
that he was sorry his distinguished 
friend. Dr Carlisle, was not present. Dr 
Carlisle was to respond for the Euphra- 
dian Society. On second thought he was 
rather glad he was not present, because 
he himself had not prepared himself as 
he perhaps ought to meet such a rival as 
Dr Carlisle. But old age with him was 
bringing an insidious foe — cataracts of 
the eye — and he had not prepared his 
thunder. A friend of his had kindly pre- 
pared a list for him, but he would not 
open up his guns because his adversary, 



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Dr Carlisle, was not present to speak for 
the other side. When he was at the 
South Carolina College there was a gen- 
erous and hearty rivalry between the two 
societies and he could very well under- 
stand it. The two societies were really 
twins. After the one society grew too 
large it was di^aded by lot. Then he went 
on to relate that the Clariosophic had 
the great Geo McDuffie. but then the 
Euphradians had their TVm C. Preston as 
an offset. Preston and McDuffie had 
been great friends, but politics drew them 
far aoart. Congressman ^SVaddy Thomp- 
son o'nce related to him that he aslied 
McDuffie who he regarded as the great- 
est orator. He promptly responded: ' Wm 
C. Preston." "^hen he asked Preston the 
same -question he said McDuffie was the 
greatest orator the world had ever pro- 
duced. This showed the real greatne.-a 
of the two men and what real orators 
thev were. He had tried to get his friend 
Clark to let him out of his task, but he 
would not do so. But it was always a 
pleasure to him to respond to anything 
connected with the South Carolina Col- 
lege or anything related to South Caro- 
lina. Moreover. Mr Clark had put him 
after two or three of the very best speak- 
ers the College ever produced. 

Dr Carlisle was not present, therefore 
he would hold his thunder, because he 
never believed in striking a man in his 
absence. 

"God bless the old College." he said. He 
was afraid to say how long it was since 
he graduated, but there were eleven men 
to graduate in his class, that of 1S36. It 
was after a rebellion and he always be- 
lieved that this class of eleven had sav^ed 
the College. 

That action on his part was one of the 
proudesi things he had ever done. To 
his young friends he would say his 
shadow was lengthening lowards the 
grave. To these he wanted lo say that 
to his mind the greatest leader, the true 
Chrisrian and the grand man was Robert 
E. Lee. It was he who had said "duty" 
was rhe greatest word in the language. It 
was Lee's pole star. I: was what he lived 
and died for. In concluding he said: "Let 
me tell you that word ought ever to be 
your watchword. Do your duty and leave 
the consequences to God. God bless j'ou 
all and your future careers." 

Gen Hampton was given a tremendous 
ovation. 

Dr James H. Carlisle sent his regrets 
that he could not attend the Centennial 
celebration and respond for the Euphra- 
dian Society. 

"The Honor Graduates" was handsome- 
ly responded to by Mr James Lowndes, 
of TTashington, a distinguished and able 
lawyer of that city, a man who has su- 
l^erbly sustained his high stand in his boy- 
hood at the South Carolina College. He 
was one of the most welcome guests of 
the day and he said: 

MR JAMES LOWNDES. 

Mr Chairman: In the old days when 
Plancus was consul and I was young the 
subjects of your toast occupied a large 
place in the imaginations of the young 
scholars of the State. Their names were 



known and their comparative merits were 
discussed and they even had their respec- 
tive partisans. I must, however, admit 
chat two conflicting theories in regard to 
them held the field. On the one the honor 
man was necessarily an intellectual giant; 
on the other he was only a book worm, 
what Dr Samuel Johnson called himself, 
" a harmless drudge." who spent his mid- 
night hours in committing to memory the 
theorems of the calculus or the pages of 
Locke. I incline, sir. to think that there 
is truth in both of these opposing \-iews. 
At any rate I wish it to be clearly under- 
stood that I was only an humble member 
of the second of these two classes. 

With this explanation and begging you 
kindly to consider ail which I shall say 
as inapplicable to myself, I think I may, 
without any charge of exaggeration, as- 
sert that the honor men of the South 
Carolina College constituted a remarkable 
body of men. a group of alumni of which 
any academic institution may well be 
proud. They were men of proved ability 
and they took from college minds trained 
by study and enriched by the best learn- 
ing of their time. They adorned the pri- 
vate walks of life and largely helped to 
give to the society of our State that charm 
of culture and simplicity which make it 
so delightful to her children. Permit me. 
sir, to here turn aside a moment in order 
to express the opinion that the old-fash- 
ioned college, like ours, which gave the 
student glimpses at least of all the know- 
abie. did enlarge his mind and fit him to 
be an agreeable companion in the com- 
merce of life. But the men who won the 
honors of the College were a great deal 
more than this. They were conspicuous 
in all the various callings which give men 
influence over their fellow men and bring 
them praise and power and the prize of 
life. Among them -were men -who thought 
keenly on the problems of government and 
gave to the State single-hearted service. 
On the long list are the names of golden- 
tongued orators, whose reputations filled 
the land and whose recorded speeches to- 
day justify the judgments of their con- 
temporaries. Some of them were Judges, 
who helped to give to the State that great- 
est of all political blessings, a spotless ad- 
ministration of justice, and whose opin- 
ions had weight and influence in every 
State of the L'nion. A great many of 
them were lawyers, -who did their part 
in giving to the Bar of the State its repu- 
tation, learning and forensic ability. On 
the list are the names of men of science 
and of literarj- men of high repute; of 
theologians and pulpit orators, who exer- 
cised great influence in their day and gen- 
eration. When I read the long list of her 
honor men I am justly proud of my alma 
mater, and I think I may fairly miake for 
these men the claim that they did their 
Share in earning for our beloved State 
resi)ect and good will and influence. 

It is not practicable. Mr Chairman, on 
an occasion like this to do full justice to 
the subject of your toast. This could be 
done only by speaking in some detail of 
the individuals who app^r on the roll of 
honor. I cannot, however, part from you 
withoti: giving you my recollections of 
some of them. Those whom I shall speak 
of I have singled out because I stood in 
relations of more or less intimate acquaint- 
ance or friendship with them. In the fore 



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and front of them I place my dear friend 
and teacher, James Louis Petigru. With 
a va'ried knowled)g-e of men, extending- 
over a fairly long- life and embracing- many 
who have played conspicuous parts in the 
world's history, my mature judgment is 
that Mr Petig-ru was the best and g-reat- 
est man I have known. If you will take 
my opinion fo^r it you will belie\''e that 
there never was a nobler. He was the 
third graduate of the College to receive 
its highes't honors and it was fortunate 
for the College that one of its earliest' 
products was its bes-l. Mr Petig-ru had 
all the virtues which win love and friend- 
ship in private life and all the qualities 
which earn honor, fame and power in the 
strug'gle and turmoil of the great world. 
It is impossible to convey in this way any 
adequate idea of the matchless charm of 
his personality. If, however, you will read 
that most remarkable of books, the "Diary 
of Sir Walter Sooitt," I think you will get 
a g-ood notion of what Mr Petig-ru was. 
I think that there is a great resemblance 
be^tween their characters and some of 'the 
circumistances of their lives were very 
m,uch alike. Unfortunately for Mr Peti- 
gru life did not bring him the rewards he 
deserved. The shadows of disappointment 
and unhappines'S clouded his whole career; 
but if fate was unkind it g-ave him the 
oipportuni:y of showing- his greatness by 
his patience, endurance and mag-nanimity. 
His reputation is a precious heritag-e for 
his College and State. 

The most conspicuous honor man in my 
youth in academic circles, the scholastic 
hero of the day', was Dv Thornwell. Myth 
and legend 'had giathered around his col- 
leg-e career and tales were rife of his con- 
temptuous triumphs over his professors 
and the surprises he g-ave his classmates. 
He was to us as infallible as Aristotle and 
Sir WilliaiTii Hamilton. I remember now 
the fascinating- subtleties with which he 
stimulated our young minds and the re- 
morseless logic with which he destroyed 
fallacian theories of knowledge and un- 
worthy theories of morals. In my ears 
are still ring-ing- some of the impassioned 
sentences of those sermo'ns which g-lorified 
tlie cheerless old Colleg-e chapel and lifted 
us from the earth. 

I wish I had time to speak to you of 
Judge Wardiaw, whom I often saw, and 
of Mr Memiming^er, whomi I heard at his 
best both in the Legislature and in the 
Courts; of Jud'g'e Withers, who inflicted 
upon me an ignominious non-suit in my 
first case. Mr Leg:are I know only by tra- 
dition. It was my privilege to enjoy the 
acquaintance and friendship of the Hon 
James Simons, so long the 'Speaker of our 
House of Repre.sentatives, and I highly 
prize this incident of my early life. He 
was la man of remarkable presence; of 
manners which were of the courtliest, even 
when measured 'by the standards of the 
old school; of broad culture and delig-htful 
conversation. He was always ready to 
draw upon 'his g^reat stock of law for the 
benefit of us his juniors, or to discuss wuth 
them some favorite passage in a classic 
author. 

The very flower of the young-er men was 
Robert W. Barnwell, who died too soon 
for his own glory, for knowledg-e and for 
his church. 

I cannot close these remarks without 
performing the pious office of bearing my 



witness to the remarkable ability of 
Charles W. Boyd. I shall always remem- 
ber the attic nights in his little room in 
a far-away German universitv town, where 
he dazzled his companions by his learn- 
ing and ability. It was an evil day when 
he fell at Fredericksburg in the front of 
battle. 

I am grateful to you, Mr Ohairman, and 
gentlemen of the South Carolina College 
Alumni Association, for the honor you 
have done me of allowing me to speak on 
the subject of this toast. I heartily wish 
that I had possessed the power to do so 
more adequately. 

"THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY" 

was the toast assigned to Judge W. H. 
Brawley, and he made a distinct hit when 
he graciously said his speech would be 
found in print in the morning's paper, 
and he would spare the audience listen- 
ing to him, and give place to others on 
the programme. This brought forth great 
and prolonged applause. What Judge 
Brawley prepared to say and would have 
said so well was: 

It cannot, of course, be expected that 
within the narrow limits of time imposed 
by the necessities and proprieties of this 
occasion there can be any proper treat- 
ment of a subject as broad as that as- 
signed to me, and I will conflne myself 
to a very small segment of it, and to a very 
brief and superficial glance at that. What 
are known as the insular cases in the Su- 
preme Court has disclosed such nicely bal- 
anced and vigorously defended differences 
of opinion upon questions which go to the 
rooot of our form of government, and the 
decision by such a narrow majority rest- 
ed upon grounds which many think so ir- 
reconcilable that grave apprehension has 
been expressed lest the authority of that 
great tribunal has been shaken and its 
power for good impaired. 

It would be a great calamity if such was 
the case, for the Supreme Court of the 
United States is one of our institutions 
of which all Americans have just cause 
to be proud and rightly so, because it is 
a peculiarly American invention, the like 
of which has never existed and does not 
now exist anywhere in the world. 

In the nature of g-overnment supreme 
power must lodge somewhere. In Eng- 
land it lies in the Parliament. In Russia 
it rests in the Czar. The enactments of 
rhe one, the edicts of the other carry ab- 
solute authority. In neither is there any 
written constitution which puts any fet- 
ters upon legislative or executive power. 

For the first time in the history of the 
world has any free people voluntarily put 
fetters upon itself and made a Court of 
justice the guardian of its rights. None 
but a strong, law-abiding people would 
have devised or carried out such a plan, 
for the framers of our Constitution well 
knew that bills of rights and other con- 
stitutional safeguards are of no avail un- 
less such control was lodged somewhere. 
They knew that Magna Charta itself 
was worth nothing if the strong arm of 
the barons of England had not been be- 
hind it. Wonderful as has been the 
growth of this country in poulation and 



in wealth it is the greater marvel that a 
Constitution framed for a few millions 
scattered along the fringe of the sea has 
sufficed for the government of more than 
seventy millions of the most enterprising 
and wealth-producing people on the globe, 
covering a vast continent and the isles 
of the ocean. 

That it has so sufficed is in great meas- 
ure due to the Supreme Court and to the 
general asquiescence in its decisions by 
the people, even when such decisions 
were largely disapproved of. A very wise 
man has said, "I see that the State in 
which the law is above the rulers and 
the rulers are the inferiors of the law 
has salvation and every blessing which 
God can confer." The worst that can 
be said of the decision in insular cases 
is that it is an opportunist decision, but 
does not that respond to the opportunism 
of the people? If the Court is divided so 
are the people. 

I see nothing, therefore, in this case to 
justify despair of the Repu^^.-c or distrust 
of the Court. Divided as it is it is not di- 
vided on party or sectional lines. It de- 
monstrates curiously enough that those at- 
mospheric influences to which all animal 
life is subject affects the judgments of 
Courts as it affects the ludgments of men. 
And after all may it not be well that 
the inflexibility of the ConstituLion should 
be tempered by the flexibility of the 
Courts? In matters of politics and gov- 
ernment it is rarely a question as to what 
is ideally best. The best government, said 
Solon, is the best which the people sub- 
ject to it will endure. 

When Chief Justice Marshall and his 



associates gave such interpretation to the 
Constitution that the national predomi- 
nates over the separatist principles, it 
was predicted that the States would be 
swallowed up in a consolidated empire, 
and the liberties of the people destroyed, 
but the people are still free and the States 
still retain their jurisdiction over those 
matters which most concern the citizens, 
and so it seems to me that we need have 
no grave apprehensions as to the loss of 
our liberties through the insular decisions. 
If that great Court which is the crown 
of the Federal judiciary maintains its an- 
cient reputation for learning and integrity 
we can still look upon it with pride, as 
foreign nations now do with unstinted 
admiration. 

RESOLUTION ADOPTED. 

At the conclusion of the speeches Prof 
R. Means Davis offered the following res- 
olution, which was adopted by a rising- 
vote: 

Resolved, That the thanks of the 
alumni of the South Carolina College are 
hereby tendered to the City of Charleston, 
the managers of the South Carolina Inter- 
State and West Indian Exposition, to tlie 
Charleston College and its alumni and to 
the local alumni of the South Carolina 
College for the courtesy and elegant hos- 
pitality that have been tendered to us in 
this centennial celebration of the inaugu- 
ration of the South Carolina College. 

After the adoption of Prof Davis's res- 
olution the banquetters adjourned a,nd 
the centennial celebration of the South 
Carolina College was at an end. 



SMOKED THE HOURS AWAY. 



A Delightful Entertainment Given the Visiting Alumni of the South 
Carolina College at the Argyle Hotel Last Night. 



The smoker tendered to the Alumni As- 
sociation of the South Carolina College by 
the resident alumni at the Hotel Arg-yle 
last night was a most delightful affair. 
Over a hundred and fifty of the resident 
and visiting alumni were present and the 
function was a most enjoyable one. The 
attendance was restricted to the alumni 
and trustees of the South Carolina Col- 
lege and the committee from the Charles- 
ton College in charge of the reception and 
collation at the Exposition on Friday. 
The gathering was a most delightful one 
in every respect. It was attended by 
many of the most prominent alumni of the 
College in the State and city. Among those 
present were Governor McSweeney, the 
Hon Leroy Youmans, the Hon Hugh R. 
Garden. Judge Hudson, Col J. D. Bland- 
ing, the Hon John C. Haskell, Judge A. 
C. Haskell, the Hon James Lowndes, Dr 
Siebels, of the class of '34; Superintendent 
of Education McMahan, Dr Wm J. Flinn, 
Mr H. Clairmont Moses, Mr W. A. 
Cooper, the Hon J. J. Hemphill, Mr J. H. 
Warren, Mr W. T. Aycock, the Hon A. T. 
Smythe, Judge Simonton, Judge Brawley, 
Major T. G. Barker, the Hon J. E. Burke, 
the Hon James Simons, Mr A. C. Kauf- 
man. Gen Edward McCrady, Mr W. G. 



Whaley Mr G. E. Gibbons, Mr G. H. 
Moffett. Mr G. W. Pinckney, Mr B. A. 
Hagood and many others. 

The committee in charge of the smoker, 
to whom much of its success is due, was 
composed of the following gentlemen: The 
Hon A. T. Smythe, the Hon W. H. Braw- 
;ey, the Hon James Simons, the Hon 
Joseph W. Barnwell, Dr W. H. Hughes, 
Major T. G. Barker, Mr B. A. Hagood, 
Mr G. H. Moffett, Mr G. M. Pinckney, Mr 
F. H. McMaster and Mr Julius Cogswell. 

The alumni began to gather in the hotel 
lobby at 8 o'clock and later adjourned to 
the dining room, where a delightful sup- 
per was served, at the conclusion of which 
the cigars were passed around and the 
remainder of the evening was passed in 
conversation and enjoyment of the fra- 
grant weed. The guests lingered till mid- 
night, after which the gathering dispersed. 
Most of the out of town alumni will leave 
the city to-aay. 

The smoker was a most delightful ter- 
mination to the round of festivities that 
has marked the alumni celebration and 
all who attended it will carry away with 
them fragrant recollections of their re- 
union with their old classmates and fellow 
co.iegians. 



ALUMNI WHO WERE HERE. 

An Interesting Roster of Eminent South Carolina Men. 



The g-athering of the alumni here Thurs- 
day was an exceedingly large and notable 
one. It was the intention of the alumni 
committee to secure the signatures of all 
the alumni who were present and also 
their date of entrance. The list given is as 
full as could be secured, even after hard 
work on the part of the alumni commit- 
tee, who had secured for this purpose a 
handsomely bound book in which were in- 
scribed the names of the alumni. This 
book will be a valuable souvenir, contain- 
ing, as it does, the autographs of so many 
illustrious South Carolinians. It was in- 
teresting to see so many of the gray- 
haired alumni, who belonged :o the classes 
of the 30' s, 40" s and 50" s. They are ever- 
fai:hful to their alma mater and look for- 
ward to such gatherings with real pleas- 
ure. The roster of alumni, as far as made 
up last night, with the dates thej- en- 
tered college, is as follows: 

Wade Hampton, 1S3.5; Theodore G. 
Barker. 1S47; Hugh R. Grarden. 1857; 
Charles H. Simonton, 1S46; A. C. Haskell, 
1S57; Augustine T. Smy:he, in the war; 
Rawlins Lowndes. 1S.50; Joseph Manigault, 

; Edward Barnwell, 1S49; James 

Lowndes, IS-iO; James G. Gibbes, 1S43; John 
Hampden Brooks, 1S.51; Eaas Rivers. IS^; 
James Simons. 1856; J. Gadsden King, 1S4S; 
E. B. Fishburne, 1S.56_; Geo McCutchen, 
1SS4; X. A. Cooper. 1§<S: A. O. Simpson, 
1SS4: F. F. Simpson. 1SS5: Jos TV. Barn- 
well, 1866; J. Ross Hanahan, ISSS; S. E. 
Barnwell. 1S59; 'Walter Gregg. 18.56; 
Richard D. Lee. 1S67; H. L. Scarborough, 
1S83: W. T. C. Bates, 1S67: Sol Kohn, 1885; 
T. J. Moore. 1862; August Kohn. 1885; 
George H. Moffett, 1885; T\'m T. Ay cock, 
1885; Macbeth Young. 1880; R. C. Simpson. 
1881; Francis H. Weston. 1885: C. J. C. 
Hutson. 1857: G. E. Shand. 18S4; John T. 
Duncan. 1894: James R. Coggeshall. 1887; 
W. H. Gibbes. Jr, 1880; H. Claremont 
Moses. 1857; E. H. Kellers. M. D., 18-52; 
R. Lebby. M. D.. 1847: N. VT. Edmunds, 
1847; Herman L. Spahr. 1891; Charles 0"X. 
Martindale. 1884; Geo McCutchen. 1894; 



I James McDowell, 1S4S; Hunter A. Gibbes 

1892; Ralph Osborn. 1895; H. X. Cousar 

I 1895: B. J. Wells, 18^5; Geo X. Disk, 1852 

i Hart well M. Ayer, 1888; J. H. Bavo:, 1897 

j R. A. Chandler. Jr, 1S96; A. W. Love, 1887 

' J. J. Padgett, 1884: Wm H. Brawlev, 1868 

Thos H. HarUee. Jr, 18-53; Philip Edward 

Porcher. 18-43; Gustavus M. Pincknev, IS^b 

i F. C. Withers, 1889; Edward H. Ander- 

I son. 1889; D. R. Coker, 1887: T. J. Kinard, 

1SS9; J. D. Rast, 1887: Eugene E. Avcock, 

I 1886; W. Zack McGhee. 1896; John A. Fa- 

ber, 1^68; Sidney T. Donaldson, 1882; John 

Gordon Hughes. 1n93: LeRoy Lee. 1893; 

Wm J. Thomas, 1894; Melton Clark. 1891; 

Allen J. Jervey, 1897; Edwin L. Hirsch, 

1S97; P. A. Wilcox, 18^7; Charles C. Wilson. 

18S2; Julius E. Cogswell, 1884; Fitz Hugh 

McMaster. 1884; Wm M. Hamer, 1SS4: W. 

A. Edwards. 18S5; H. A. Brunson, 1nn5; B. 

J. Williamson. 1886; R. E. James, 1883: 

John J. Hemphill. 1866; S. S. Tompkins, 

1840; J. D. Blanding. 1841; LeRoy F. You- 

mans. 1852; Walter LeConte Stevens, 1865; 

W. A. Clark. 1860; J. G. McCutchen. 18S0; 

John T. Seibels, 1869; E. J. Watson, 1884; 

A. M. Coker. 1888: J. H. Hudson, 1849; W. 

H. Hughes. 1843: B. W. Taylor, 1852; L. E. 

Carrigen 1882; P. H. McGowan, 1889; J. 

T. Simpson. ; 'W. C. Coker. 1836: Daniel 

T. Pope, M. D., 1856: T. Stobo Farrow. 
1851: L. W. Youmans. 1862; G. T. Swear- 
ingen. 189S; John A. Kelly, 1866; John W. 

Simpson, 1S86; Wm H. Faber. ; Wm A. 

Woodruff. 1896; John C. Haskell. 1859; Ma- 
son C. Brunson, 1896: John H. Huiet. 1859; 
R. S. Cathcart, 1888; John Chase. 1885; D. 

D. McColl. Jr. 1894; John J. McMahan. 
1882; John M. Knight. 1S83: C. H. Jervey, 
1889; J. W. McCown. 1SS2; D. M. Bland- 
ing. 1883: Geo Eliot Xorris. 1901: B. A. 
Hagood. 1883: E. Mclver Williamson. 1883; 
Chas D. Jones. 1897: A. C. Moore. 1883; R. 
M. Davis, 1867: Robert TYilson. Jr. 1886: St 
Julien Grimke, 1886: Geo S. Legare. 1892; 

E. B. Clark. 1889: W. Boyd Evans. 1899; 
P-of. G. A. Waucbope. Samuel Dibble and L. 
Vinril Dibble. 



AFTERMATH OF THE BANQUET. 

Speeches by Eloquent South Carolina College Alumni. — They Were 
Delivered Too Late Thursday Night to be Published Next 
Morning. — A Few of the College Men Still in the City. — The 
Celebration a Memorable Event. 



The centennial celebration of the South 
Carolina College, which was brought to a 
close by the smoker at the Hotel Argyle 
Friday night, was, according to the opin- 
ion of all who took part, in it, the most 
notable and delig'htful gathering of college 
men that the State has ever known. The 
distinguished alumni who were present 
from all over the country have most of 
ihem left here for their homes, but a few 
still linger in the city and took in the Ex- 
position yesterday. From all of the visit- 
ors the warmest expressions of praise 
were heard for the celebration and the 
Exposition. All of the alumni carried 
away with them the most delig-htful mem- 
ories of the celebration, which was the 
occasion of the greatest g-atherin-g of dis- 
tinguished South Carolinians that the city 
has perhaps seen in recent years. Owing 
to the lateness of the hour at which the 
banquet was concluded Friday morning 
it was impossible to print all the speeches 
in The News and Courier Friday, but 
those that did not appear are given be- 
low: 

THE REV MELTON CLARK. 

The Rev Melton Clark, of Florence, re- 
sponded to the toast of the "Alumni in 
the Ministry," in the place of Dr Bog-gs, 
who was prevented by bereavement from 
being present. He sugg-ested that it would 
surprise many of the old students were 
they to be told of certain of their thoug'ht- 
less fellow students who had become min- 
isters of the Gospel. One of them, who 
had been asked after going- into the min- 
istry had he been a candidate for the 
ministry when in Colleg-e, replied: "Candi- 
date for the ministry? Rather a candidate 
for hell!" 

He recalled the chief incidents in the life 
of some few of the alumni who had en- 
tered the ministry and who had exerted 
peculiar effect in the State. Among- these 
were Basil Manly and Stephen Elliott, 
who, at a critical time in the history of 
the Colleg-e, saved in that institution the 
rapidly disappearing spark of religious 
sentiment and thus saved the youth of 



the State. He referred reverently to 
Dr Thornwell, quoting Carl McKinley's 
poem suggested by thoughts at the tomb 
of Timrod as to the insufficiency of lan- 
guage to express an estimate of the man 
and his work. Only in the language of 
Scripture, wherein the tree of life, whose 
leaves are the healing of the nation, could 
the work of the saintly workers among 
their fellow men be described. 

The Rev Mr Clark's address was clear- 
cut and beautifully rounded. 

"THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE 

IN THE FUTURE 
was responded to by Mr J. H. Marion, of 
Chester, a promising and able lawyer. Mr 
Marion is one of the younger graduates 
of the College, who has rapidly taken high 
place in the State. Last night he gave 
abundant satisfaction to all who have pre- 
dicted great things for him. He said: 

"I dreamed I stood in the justice hall of 
a great King. Scores of pale, trembling 
wretches stood humbly before the throne. 
A black-robed functionary was reading 
the royal edict, in pursuance of which 
these unfortunates had been brought into 
the King's assize. The concluding words 
of the proclamation fixed themselves in 
my memory: "And that the cause of 
truth be no longer scandalized within my 
dominiions I do covenant that every pro- 
phet and son of a prophet be forthwith 
brought before my sublime justice seat 
that fitting sentence of death may be im- 
posed upon him." The times were "stren- 
uous." There was groaning and gnashing 
of teeth as prophet after prophet was 
dragged before the roj^al Judge, only to 
be carried away to the executioner's block 
or the hangman's noose. Presently there 
was a lull in the storm of groans and I 
caught the frenzied words of the able- 
bodied prophet then standing before the 
throne pleading for his life. From, the avi- 
gust lips of the high and mighty Judge 
came the question: "Political prophet, art 
though? And what is thy prophecy?" The 
prophet replied: "Sire, I do prophesy that 
the United States Senators from South 



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Carolina will resign." "Liar," muttered 
the King, as the flush of anger mounted 
his majestic brow, "Let him be ca^t into 
the fiery furnace and his ashes scattered 
to the four winds." Another prophet be- 
fore the King. This time it was a slender, 
graceful figure, with j'outh's bloom upon 
his cheek and its sparkle m his eye. My 
heart went out in pits'. Again the great 
Judge speaks: "And thou, O youth! what 
baleful prophecy has thou uttered to bring 
this fair head down to an untimely 
grave?" The prophet lifted his young face 
to the King and there was about his brow 
the aureole of faith, as be said: "I have 
dared, O King! to prophesy that the South 
Carolina College will play better foot ball 
in the future." The stern glance of the 
King melted into a twinkle. "By my royal 
beard, said he, "that is no lie." And the 
lad's life was spared to himself and the 
future in which he so fondly believed. 

By all of which we are reminded that 
since the days of Balaam and his ass the 
title of the prophet has been no sinecure. 
But for the assurance of reliable friends 
that there is no danger of m3^ beast of 
prophecy being held up by an angel of the 
Lord in Charleston I would not dare the 
task assigned rme for to-night. 

If the future be, as it must, the child 
of the wedded past and present, then 
never will future be more ro-'allj' born 
than that of the South Carolina College. 
To-night the past, in its garments of the 
living "light that never was on sea nor 
land," has moved majestically before us 
and has given to us its message in the 
eloquent tongue of one of its own most 
gifted and distinguished sons. To-night, 
the very air we breathe is pulsing with 
the message that the heart of the pres- 
ent is throbbing true to the soul-beats of 
the past. The past is secure, the present 
is what it is; the vital question of this 
hour is what shall the future be? 

Noble antecedents do not necessarily 
mean a high destiny. I regret exceedingly 
that the gift of prophecj', which is mine 
by assignment of the committee, does not 
enable me to speak to you in the sunny 
language of the optimist onlj-. Far be it 
from* me to say that there is no bow of 
promise in the sky. I believe that the fu- 
ture holds in store many golden years, full 
of honors, for the College. But I-regret to 
report that the South Carolina College will 
probably- be tossed about by the annual 
storm in the legislative kettle for man^- 
years to come. Futher, in considering the 
future of a small college such as ours, 
there are many ominous signs of the 
times. Is there not a strong probability 
that the trust spirit will invade and per- 
haps conquer in the field of education? 
Is not the conception of the great univer- 
sity, with its numerous departments and 
chairs and its superb and elaborate equip- 



ment, the product of the same spirit that 
in the name of industrial combination is 
manufacturing the history of our da.y and 
changing the geography of the world? 
Standard Oil— Chicago Universitj'! Federal 
Steel— National L'niversity! Are the waters 
of the Pierian spring soon to flow as 
abundantly and as cheaply as Standard 
Oil? If so, in this coming time, what is to 
become of the little college with only a 
meagre appropriation and a proud past to 
support it? TVhat chance does it stand 
against the imperial educational syndicate 
of the future? 

I have only time enough left to express 
the honest belief that with proper support 
from her sons for the South Carolina Col- 
lege, whatever may become of others, a 
great future is not only possible but in- 
evitable. The Morgans and the Roth- 
schilds ma>- corner the products of the 
earth and of the "seven seas," but there 
are a few creations of God Almighty they 
cannot bottle up in a financial system. 
Among these are the social and intellec- 
tual ideals and the pride of race, which 
go to the making of the "genius" of a peo- 
ple. And therein lies the future of the 
South Carolina College. The secret of 
that future is to be found in the name it 
bears— "South Carolina." And just in pro- 
portion as its sons succeed, by the living 
of worthy lives and by conscious, earnest 
effort of hand and heart and head direct- 
ed to that end, in making the old College 
the educational exponent of the South 
Carolina ideal, social and intellectual, just 
in proportion as it shall stand in its 
sphere for the genius and spirit of our 
people, just to that extent will its future 
be safe and its destiny glorious. 

If it succeed, as it shall and must, in 
becoming, in so far as an educational in- 
stitution may, the exponent and interpret- 
er to the world of the South Carolina 
"genius," the impalpable racial essence 
shall weave for itself in sunlight a future 
more splendid than its most devoted 
prophet ever dreamed— a future in which 
it shall be its mission and destiny to pour 
through "the cold, untempered ocean" of 
this new age of Mammon, 

"Its genial streams, that far-off Arctic 

shores 
May sometimes catch upon the softened 

breeze 
Strange tropic warm-th and hints of sum- 
mer seas." 

HON. JOHN H. HUDSON. 
Judge J. H. Hudson responded to the 
toast, "The Alumni in the Law," and 
spoke in substance as follows: 

"Mr. Chairman and Fellow Alumni— 
I have listened with great interest to the 
speeches that were made in the Audi- 
torium today, and to those at this ban- 



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quet tonig-ht with the deepest interest 
and pleasure. It seems to me that the 
subject which I have been called upon 
to discuss has been already exhausted, 
for in almost every address much has 
been said of the alumni and the law. 

However, before I address myself di- 
rectly to the subject assigned me, permit 
me to say a few words in reference to the 
founding of the South Carolina College, 
because it is a very interesting part of 
the history of that institution as well as 
of the State at large. The idea of a col- 
leg'e in the interior of the State was first 
proposed by the g-reat John Rutledge, 
and was further advocated by Judge 
William Henry Drayton, and finally took 
shape under the administration of his 
son, Gov. John Drayton. The representa- 
tives in the Legislature from the city of 
Charleston and other parishes of the low 
country were thoroughly impressed with 
the conviction that the welfare of South 
Carolina could best be promoted by the 
education of her sons in the back coun- 
trj'. ■ 

The bill to establish a colleg'e for hig'her 
learning was introduced into the Legis- 
lature by its friends from the low coun- 
try at the earnest recommedation of Gov. 
John Drayton. This measure met with 
serious opposition from many of the 
representatives from the districts in the 
upper and middle regions of the State, 
but in spite of the opposition it was car- 
ried by the earnest advocacy of the 
representatives from Charleston and the 
low country, and became a law on the 
19th of December, 1801. 

The College was most wisely located at 
the capital of the State, and by the 
earnest efforts of the committee in 
charge of the work was opened for the 
reception of students in 1805. The first 
student to enter was William Harper, 
and following him closely was Walter A. 
Crenshaw. In a few years thereafter 
Josiah J. Evans anu John Belton O'Neall 
were admitted. 

The beneficial results of the higher 
education imparted to the young men 
from the back country soon became man- 
ifested. In less than a quarter of a cen- 
tury from the founding of the College 
young men who were sent out from its 
halls to various parts of the up-country, 
and began to distinguish themselves in 
all the walks of life, as instructors in 
academies, as farmers, as merchants, 
as ministers of the gospel, as physicians, 
but more especially as lawyers and 
judges. To the law bench were elevated 
Josiah J. Evans, John Belton O'Neall, 
Baylis J. Earle and Andrew Pickens 
Butler, and to the Chancery Bench were 



elevated William Harper, Jol Johnson, 
and shortly thereafter George Dargan', 
Francis Wardlaw and Chancellor Cald- 
well. Soon thereafter, as law judges, 
there came David L. Wardlaw, Thomas 
J. Withers, Joseph Whitner and Thomas 
W. Glover. 

To the great men of Charleston and the 
low country, and to their children as well, 
it must have been a gratifying sight to 
witness such rapid and wonderful fruits, 
following directly from the College of 
higher learning established by them at 
the capital of the State, and to greet as 
judges and chancellors men from the re- 
mote interior, educated at this grand in- 
stitution. 

These patriotic men who were instru- 
mental in founding this college, builded 
wiser than they knew. No one can esti- 
mate the rapid results and benign influ- 
ence of this institution upon the people 
of the whole State, from the mountains 
to the sea. 

Among the great orators, lawyers, ad- 
vocates and statesmen, issuing from its 
halls, we mention James L. Petigru, 
Hugh S. Legare, George McDuffie and 
William C. Preston. When George Mc- 
Duffie died, in 1851, William C. Preston, 
as President of the South Carolina Col- 
lege, delivered a lecture to his class upon 
the life and character of George Mc- 
Duffie. Politically they had been at 
variance, but personally friendly. Wil- 
liam C. Preston was properly styled the 
inspired declaimer and peerless orator. 
His judgement of George McDuffie as an 
orator was therefore entitled to weight, 
and in his lecture he stated to his class 
that he had heard great orators in Eng- 
land and the greatest orators in America 
of his day and time, and had no hesita- 
tion in declaring that George McDuffie 
fulfilled his idea and conception of De- 
mosthenes more than anyone he had ever 
heard speak. 

I also once head Mr. Preston say that 
James L. Petigru was, in his judg- 
ment, the ablest lawyer and strongest 
advocate of his day. The lawyers whom 
I have named as eloquent advocates con- 
stitute only a small part of the alumni 
; of the College, who, in that day and time, 
I constituted the bar of South Carolina. It 
j was a rare thing to find distinguished 
j lawyers in any part of South Carolina 
j who were not graduates of the South 
Carolina College, and it may truthfully be 
said that in no State of the Union was 
the tone of the bar higner or the in- 
tegrity and ability of the judges more 
exalted. 

This came chiefly from the training re- 
ceived in college. In that institution 



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there was no criterion save merit and 
character. The distinction of wealth and 
family was not recognized. 

A more democratic institution could 
not exist. The poorest boy was as 
highly esteemed as the wealthiest, pro- 
vided he was a boy of good character and 
possessed of talent Honesty, truthful- 
ness and integrity were essential to good 
standing in the eyes of the students and 
professors, and distinctions conferred in 
degrees were based solely on these traits 
and upon merit in recitation. If any par- 
tiality was shown at all, it was more apt 
to be bestowed upon the poor boy rather 
than upon the rich, other things being 
equal. This fact can be verified by refer- 
ring to the degree of first honor con- 
ferred annually from the founding of the 
institution up to the present day. The 
character thus formed in this college was 
the foundation of the greatness attained 
by the alumni in all the walks of life, and 
especially at the Bar. It was the dis- 
tinguishing trait of lawyers and of 
judges, and compelled the respect and ad- 
miration of their fellow men. Young men 
from all parts of the State were 
brought together in the college, receiving 
the same education, the same training 
and a liKe tone of character. The low 
country and the up country were tnus 
intimately associated, and became, year 
by year, united in sentiment, in respiect 
and in admiration. 

A college commencement was a most 
noted occasion, ana was attended by 
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters 
from ail parts of the btate, ana also by 
every aepartment oi the government, ex- 
ecuuve, juaiciai and legislative, as well 
as by all the civic and eaucauonal Doaies 
of tne city. The stuaent who was so 
lurtunate as to win an appointment or 
an nonor, aaaressed, as it were, the 
wnole fetate of South Cai-oima, its oeau- 
ty. Its cnivairy, its executive, juaiciai 
ana legisiauve branches. 

it is CO De regrettea tnat a change has 
been ma,ae in tne aate or the commence- 
ment. Tne impression maae oy tnose 
coaiuiencements upon the under-graau- 
ates, ana upon those wno were a^>aiung 
itppiication xor aumission, cannot at tnis 
ucLce ana time be conceivea. 
i wen remember tne impression made 
upon myself, .-\mong the graauates who 
auaressea tnat vase asseinoiy on tnat 
most interesting occasion were two wno 
particularly impressea me, ana who now 
sit upon my right hand, Charles ±±. 
ttimonton ana Theodore «j. BarKer. The 
nrst aeiiverea the salutatory aadress in 
Liatin, being the first honor man, the 
second had for his theme '•Classical 



Literature." They seemed to me very 
handsome young men, and acquitted 
themselves most creditably. Charles H. 
Simonton now wears the spotless ermine 
as a Circuit Judge of the United States. 
It has been my good fortunte to meet in 
his courts in Richmond, Va., and else- 
where distinguished lawj-ers from the 
cities of Xew York, Philadelphia, Balti- 
more, Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston 
and elsewhere, all of whom, without ex- 
ception, pronounce him the peer oi any 
judge of the United States Circuit Bench. 
His life has been identified with the his- 
tory of South Carolina for the last fifty 
years, both in peace anu. in war, as a 
lawj^er, soldier, legislator and judge. 
Every position he has been called upon 
by his fellow men to fill he has adorned. 

Mr. Barker has equally distinguished 
himself in peace and in war as lawyer, 
soldier and legislator. As a college 
student, he was eminent for his assid- 
uity, his learning and eloquence; he was 
a good intellectual combatant then, and 
is still a stalwart fighter. 

After graduating I was called from old 
Chester to cast my lot in the County of 
Marlboro. I there met with a tall, 
slender, black haired young law^'er by 
the name of Henry Mclver, then recently 
elected solicitor of the Eastern Circuit. 
He impressed me favorably on first ac- 
quaintance, and that impression has 
grown into admiration. For twenty-five 
years as a judge he has adorned the Su- 
preme Bench of South Carolina, a large 
part of which time he has been, and still 
IS, our honored Chief Justice. Associated 
with him in the recent past were Asso- 
ciate Justices HasKell, McGowan and 
Chief Justice Simpson, all graduates of 
the South Carolina College. 

When I left the Chester Academy to go 
to the South Carolina College there re- 
mained behind me in that academy two 
interesting Doys, Biliy Brawiey ana John- 
ny Hempnill. They now sit opposite me 
here on the other siae of this banquet 
table. The one is the Honorable William 
H. Brawiey, Juage of the United States 
District Court tor south Carolina, and 
the other the Honorable John J. Memp- 
hill, a aistmguishea lawj'er, ana re- 
cently a Representative of South Caro- 
hna in Congress, than whom the State 
had no abler champion. Of my own class 
I am proud to name S. W. Melton and 
Lienoy F. loumans as great lawyers and 
advocates. 

Since the Confederate war the College 
has given to the Bench, as judges, Thom- 
as >.. Dawkins, who, for many years, 
was the able solicitor of the Middle Cir- 
cuit; and Franklin J. Moses, a distin- 



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guished lawyer of the E astern Circuit be- 
fore the war, and afterwards the Chief 
Justice of the Supreme Court; and as 
judg-e of equity Chancellor Carroll, of 
Fairfield, and at a still later day Judge 
W. H Wallace, I. D. Witherspoon and 
Thomas Fraser. To these should be ad- 
ded Robert Graham, S. W. Melton, C. P. 
Townsend and William M. Thomas. 

It will thus be seen that from 1820 up 
to 1895, a period of three-quarters of a 
century, the alumni of the South Carolina 
College have filled the benches of law 
and equity in the State, and supphed the 
bar almost exclusively with its members, 
and especially with its ablest lawyers. 

It is not extravag-ant to say that these 
judges, chancellors and lawyers have 
been, and are the peers of the judges and 
lawyers of any of the States of the 
Union. They have stood forth as, and 
still are living monuments of the great 
and good work done by that noble old 
State College. She needs no nobler vin- 
dication. 

Prior to the war this College was as- 
sailed by narrow-minded, unthinking men 
in different parts of the State, but to the 
credit of all the people they were few in 
number. These assaults called forth 
from the Rev. James H. Thornwell, an 
alumnus, and then a distinguished pro- 
fessor, the ablest vindication ever writ- 
ten in the shape of a letter, to Governor 
John Li. Manning. This distinguished di- 
vine was a poor boy in Marlboro, who, 
with the assistance of Mr. Robbins and 
Gen. Gillespie, was enabled to graduate 
With the first honor from the South Ciaro- 
lina College. He was pale-faced, diminu- 
tive, sallow oomplexioned in his school- 
boy days, but possessed of a most won- 
derful intellect, and while living, was 
justly esteemed the ablest divine of his 
day. 

During Radical rule in South Carolina 
the old College fell into disrepute, and 
practically ceased to exist. In 1876, 
under the leadership of that great hero 
and statesman. Wade Hampton, the peo- 
ple rescued the government from the 
rule of the carpet bagger and the negro, 
-and restored it to the white men of the 
State. To reopen the College and restore 
it to the people became the prime object 
of the legislature. 

It is a singular fact, however, that this 
important measure met With strenuous 
opposition from some of the legislators 
from the interior and upper part of the 
State, and the great battle for its resto- 
ration was again fought by legislators 
from Charleston and the low country, 
who stood nobly in its defence, and who, 



with the aid of alumni from other por- 
tions of the State, achieved a great vic- 
tory and once more restored to the 
State the inestimable boon of this great 
central non-sectarian college. 

I chanced to visit Columbia When this 
struggle was in progress in the Legisla- 
ture, and heard the able and noble speech 
in behalf of the College delivered by that 
distinguished alumnus, the Hon. C. G. 
Memminger, representative from Charles- 
ton, himself once a poor boy in the 
Charleston Orphanage, but then the able 
lawyer and eminent statesman, venerable 
in years, his head hoary with the frost 
of many winters, but his mind clear, fer- 
vent and strong. 

It seemed to me then a singular thing 
that after the lapse of three-quarters of 
a century the city of Charleston and the 
people of the low country should be con- 
strained once more to come to the res- 
cue of the College, but they did it nobly, 
patriotically and sucessfuUy with the aid 
of broad-minded men and alumni from 
other portions of the State. The institu- 
tion ac once took on renewed life and 
vigor, and once more sent forth from its 
haiis to all parts of the State young 
graauates of culture, refinement and 
learning, ditfusing throughout the length 
ana Dreaath ot tne lana, the blessings of 
higher iearing. J^ rom tneir number come 
tne larger portion of the young lawyers 
of this clay, who bid tair to equal the 
lawyers oi old, m tone, character, learn- 
ing and ability. 

in l»9U another political revolution 
swept over soutn Carolina, ana placea 
ail orancnes of the government in new 
nanus. Tne enemies ox the College seeing 
oia tnings swept away and aii tmngs ot;- 
coiniiig xiew, consiaerea tne tirae oppor- 
cune ior the suoversion ot the Couege. 
■jLius revolution piacea lienjamin R. Tiu- 
iiitLii in tne executive cnair. too great 
was his innuence Witn his followers that 
ne could easily have persuaaea tne 
j-.t;gitoiature to close tne aoors ot tnis 
oLfcLce institution, out lortunateiy, lor tne 
gooa or the c>i.ate, he aeciinea to exert 
liis iniiueiice in this airecuon, ana, on the 
cunLictiy, ebpuuseu tne cause or higuer ta- 
ucation, anu became the champion ot the 
uoiiege. iie went further, ana became 
largely instrumental in rounding Ciemson 
uoiiege, tor maustriai education for boys, 
ana vvmcnrop Colege, for the higher eau- 
cation of girls, and for their industrial 
training . 

These three institutions, together with 
the State Military Academy and the es- 
tabhsment of our graded schools, rein- 
forced by the splendid sectarian colleges 



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in the State, make a grand system of 
education beautiful, symmetrical and 
perfect. Esto perpetua. 

THE ALUMNI IN MKDICINE. 

After the remarkably forcible speech of 
Judge Hudson the next toast, "The 
Alumni in Medicine," was responded to 
by Dr B. W. Taylor, the eminent physi- 
cian and surgeon who has done so much 
for medicine and mankind in this State. 
Dr Taylor said: 

Gentlemen of the South Carolina Alumni 
Association: We have been assigned the 
pleasing duty of responding to the toast 
or. Medicine. When we s-ce amongst the 
names of our alumni the distinguished and 
illustrious men who have chosen medicine 
as their profession we feel proud of them. 

They have added lustre to their College 
and State and country by their profes- 
sional and literary work. To attain these 
ends they have labored in and out of sea- 
son, and given one-half of their time to the 
poor and needy. 

They have fully earned their crown of 
glory and nothing can remove it from 
their brows. Their contributions to sur- 
gery have been numerous and varied, be- 
ing of a nature to revolutionize the prac- 
tice in certain lines. 

Those devoting themselves more espe- 
cially to the practice of medicine have dis- 
covered new treatment for disease which 
has reduced the mortality, and added new 
and valuable drugs which were found in 
our forests. There were about fifty-six of 
our alumni who chose medicine as a pro- 
fession—amongst them were S. Marion, 
Sims, Trezevant, Gibbes, Porcher, Huger, 
Talley. Darby, Wylie, Ravenel, Mcintosh 
and others. 

Our time being limited it will be impossi- 
ble to name all of those who are entitled 
to be handed down to posterity, so we 
have selected the one who in his day and 
in his specialty was the greatest living 
surgeon, and that man is J. Marion Sims, 
of Lancaster. He is the father of gynae- 
cology. A man of the most pleasing ad- 
dress, of the greatest energy- and fixed- 
ness of purpose — one who never failed to 
reach the goal he aspired to. 

During his early years of the practice 
of medicine he had many failures, many 
heart-rending trials. He was deserted by 
friends, who thought him visionary in at- 
tempting to do what no one had ever been 
known to do, and what he himself had 
failed to make a success of for three 3'ears. 
But necessity, the mother of invention, 
caused him to consrruct the duck-bill 
speculum and so discover the uses of the 
silver wire. 

With these and various instruments of 
his invention he made a cure of a disease 
which before his day had baffled all sur- 



geons. Having operated successfully upon 
all near him, he sought a broader field for 
his genius in the city of New York. Here 

I he operated before the chief surgeons, 

: showing them his methods. These they 
adopted, but gave him no support. 
He then appealed to the ladies of New 

j York, who nobly espoused his cause and 

• founded i,he Women's Hospital. Here he 
labored several years and then went to 
Paris, which was the centre of medicine 
for the world. On arrival there he was 
without funds, influence and had no knowl- 

: edge of the language and, I may say, 

j without countr5% as the Confederate States 

I had then seceded. 

j What position could be more forlorn and 
what heart brave enough to overcome such 

I difficulties? 

I He appealed to the great Vilpeau, of La 
Charite, who was taken aback by his pre- 
sumption, but nevertheless permitted him 
to operate on the first case of his specialty 
which came into the hospital. There were 
present at the operation a number of the 
great surgeons of Paris. The case was a 
most unpromising one, but the operation 
was a success. 

After this he operated in the hospitals 
of Paris, Dublin, London and Brussels. 
For this work the French Government, 
upon the recommendation of its leading 
surgeons, conferred on him the Order of 
the Knight of the Legion of Honor! 

He was surgeon in chief of the Anglo- 
American ambulance in the Franco-Prus- 
sian war. He was the only surgeon who 
had a practice in every Capital he visited. 
He died, as he had lived, with good-will 
to all men. 

'. AS CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. 

That noble Carolinian, Col A. C. Has- 
I kell, was called upon to respond to the 
I toast, "The Alumni in the Confederate 
' War." The honor could not have been 
better placed, for the College and Carolin.i 
I had no braver soldier. Col xxaskell was 
given an ovation and said: 

It has been the part of other speakers, 
Mr President, to tell of honored institu- 
tions and the careers of such individuals 
or class of our alumni as have won honor, 
success or distinction in the battle of life. 
L^pon me it devolves to speak of the 
alumni collectivel3^ from the classes of 
the thirties to the graduating class of 1860, 
and through the list of those heroic boys 
of the classes of 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864 
who, leaving their alma mater in a body, 
took up arm-s as men to defend the State. 
My part is not to tell of men who se- 
lected arms as a profession; or compare 
their achievements with competitors in the 
same other callings. I am to answer 
whether these alumni, one and all, did 
their duty in the cause which, whether 



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wise or unwise, is sacred to us. The roll 
has been called and none found derelict. 
No distinction can be drawn where all thus 
strove to do their duty. No man can do 
more. When, therefore, I speak of all T 
speak of each. 

That which we should most claim for 
our alumni— they possess— a place in the 
line of patriots who offered their lives and 
poured out their blood in our country's 
cause. Let coming generations remember 
that this was done not for ambition, nor 
gain, nor fame, but for what we were 
taught and believed to be right. 

We d® not boast of rank, command or 
distinction attained by our alumni, but we 
glory in the spirit which made them 
great. We are proud of our illustrious 
lieutenant general of the class of 1836, 
and of his associate -generals, to the gal- 
lant young brigadiers of the class of 1860. 
We are proud of the commissions of the 
field, the staff and the line won by the 
oddest and the youngest, down to the class 
of 1864. Their names are perpetuated on 
the pages 'of history. But let us on this 
occasion give honor where honor is most 
due, and pay our heartfelt tribute to the 
alumni who fought the great fight in the 
rank and file of the Confederate army. 
Am'ong them were many of our most dis- 
tinguished graduates. They were peers of 
any. 

At the first call the>' sprang to their 
country's defence. Without env.v, self- 
seeking or a murmur they served as pri- 
vates, bearing sufferings and trials which 
can be justly appreciated only by those 
who participated in them. From the 
genius of that rank and file the science; 
of -modern warfare sprang full-armed. By 
their heroic valor victories were won and 
defeats endured that made these men im- 
mortal. Some of our comrades are with 
us still. Many went forth to return no 
more. When to them the supreme hour 
came they left for their people at home 
the message sent by our Spartan general, 
Maxcy Gregg: "If I am to die now, I die 
cheerfully for the independence of South 
Carolina." 

We have written on their monument: 

"Let the South Caro'inian 

Of another generation 

Remember 

That the State taught them 

How to live and how to die 

And that from her broken fortunes 

She has preserved for her children 

The priceless treasure of their memories. 

Teaching all who m'ay claim 

The same birthright 

That Truth, Courage and Patriotism 

"Endure forever." 

At the conclusion of Judge Haskell's 
speech Col J. D. Blanding responded to 
the toast, "The Alumni in Foreign Wars," 
which was as follows: 



COL J. D. BLANDING. 

Mr President and Brother Alumni: The 
short notice given me to respond to the 
toast, "The Alumni of (the South Carolina 
College in Foreign Wars," has not enabled 
me to inquire as to alumni in the Spanish 
war, but personal recollections of the Mex- 
ican war— "qua minima pars fui, et magna 
pars vide,"— enable me to fill up your time 
limit of five minutes with allusions to 
those to whom your toast refers. Allow 
me to premise that, while it is pleasant to 
speak of my old college comrades in that 
war, still it is also most sad, for all have 
answered to the last roll call and gone 
where there are no more wars or rumors 
of wars, and I alone am left to continue 
the battle of life. 

From the College catalogue memory 
gleans the following students of the Col- 
lege who served in the Mexican war, and I 
dare affirm (present coimpany excepted) 
that no more gallant soldiers ever trod a 
battlefield, even the glorious fields of 
1861-65, than those 'herein named; in fact, 
almost everyone then living proved that 
gallantry on many of those battlefields 
of the war between the States, to Which 
I may ask later to refer. 

I make two groups of them. Firsit, those 
in the United States army, (regulars;) sec- 
ond, those in the Palmetto regiment, (vol- 
unteers.) Having no rolls of the compa- 
nies memory recalls but few of the alumni 
in rank and file: 

REGULARS. 

1. D. CamJcn DeLeon, M. D., assistant 
surgeon. United States army, class 18-33. 

2. Milledge L. Eonham. lieutenant colonel, 
13th infantry, United States army, class 
1834. 

3. Maxcy Gregg, major, class 1835. 

4. James M. Peirrin, captain surgeon, 
United States army, class 1843. 

PALMETTO REGIMENT— Staff of Col P. 
M. Butler. 

James Cantey, first lieutenant, Comipiany 
C, adjutant, class 1838. 

James Davis, captain and surgeon, class 
1841. 

Samuel McGowan, private. Company E, 
captain, A. Q. M., elass 1841. 

J. D. Blanding, lieutenant. Company A, 
captain, A. C. S., class 1841. 

COMPANIES. 

A. C. Spain, lieutenant. Company A, 
Sumter district, class 1841. 

J. D. Blanding, lieutenant. Company A, 
Sumter district, class 1841. 

M. Murphy, sergeant. Company A, Sum- 
ter district, class 1841. 

John S. Dyson, corporal. Company A, 
Sumter district, class 1843. 

R. G. M. Dunovant. captain, Comipany 
B. Chester district, class 1842. 

B. W. D. Culp, lieutenant. Company B, 
Chester district, class 1843. 

O'Bannon, lieutenant. Company B, 

Chester district, class 1846. 

James Cantey, lieutenant. Company C, 
Kershaw district, class 1838. 

J. Willis Cantey, lieutenant. Company C, 
Kershaw district, class 1843. 

Preston S. Brooks, captain. Company D, 
Edgefield district, class 1839. 

J. M. Perrin, sergeant. Company D, 
Edgefield district, class 1843. 



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Adaimis, sergeantt. Company D, Edge- 
field district, class 1843. 

Whitfield B. Brooks, eorpoTal, Oompany 
D. Ed'g'efield dis'trlct, class 1844. 

J. Po'siteir Miars'hall. captain, Company E, 
Abbeville district, class 1837. 

Willi'am C. N'oraigne, lieutenant. Com- 
pany E, Abbeville district, class 1837. 

Siamoiel McOowan, private. Company B, 
Abbeville disitrict, class 1841. 

Williaim Blanding-, 'Captain. Company F, 
Cha'rleston district, class 1835. 

Kennedy, captain, Compiany G, Pair- 

fleld district, ol'as's 1839. 

Natulan D. Oavis, lieutenant, Company 
G, Pairfield district, clasis 1838. 

Alex I>. iSpiarks, lieutenant, Company G, 
Fairfield district, class 1845. 

W. D. D'e'Siaussure. captain, Company H, 
:Richland district, class 1838. 

WilTiiamis, oaptaJin. C^ompany L, New- 
berry district, clasB 1837. 

It will thus apoear fhiat our old alma 
lii'ater fumi'shed for that wiar to the reg-- 
ular army one lieutenant colonel, one 
major, one staff captain and one line cap- 
tain, and to the only regiment of Volun- 
teers called foir by the General Govern- 
ment from this State the whole staff of 
the reg'iment. to wit: Three captains and 
0T>e lieuten'ant, seven of the eleven captains 
of comnanies. eisrhit of the thirty-'three line 
lieutenants; that is to say, twenty of the 
foTty-nine ofH'cens of the reeriment and 
twenty-three ouit of a total of fifty-three 
officers in ithe 'Mexican w^ar from :South 
Carolina. 

Now I make feold to state that no collegre 
in the United States, either literary or 
miflitary. West Point excepted, can show 
such la war record of her 'students in either 
of the foreiarn wiars in wbich our country 
has been engiapred, and I doubt if any in 
Burope can 's'how >ais g^ood in any foreiign 
war. 

Uet me g^o a little bevond the limits of 
vour toast, land state that, of the above 
four -reigular oflioers, Calumni.) three, to 
wit. Bonham, Gresre* and Peirrin. became 
fiistinpnished brieradie^ g-enerals of the 
Confederaov; DeL^on had then crossed thp 
river. T beTieve. Of the above ten alumni 
captains of the Palmetto regiment three, 
and pos'sibly four, had crossed the river 
before 1861; of the remaining six or seven 
McGowan became a brigadier genertal, 
T>unoviant. Marshall. DeSau'ssure and J. T>. 
fMandins' bedame Confederate colonels; of 
the lieutenants. Adjt .Tames Cantpv be- 
camie a Confedera^te brigadier and Gulp a 
c'oi omel . 

iSo that the experience g^ain^^d in the 
fields of Mexico by alumni officers who 
were liviner in 18<>1 supplied the Con^ed'er- 
acv Vith f^T-e brigadier srenerals and five 
colonels. There were other Confederate 
field officers whoim I do not now redall to 
mind. 

One step further. If vou will add to the 
above alumni officers Kershaw, Gladden, 
Mariigiault. .John Dunovant, Ellbert Bland, 
S. M. Bbvkin. Joseph Abney, J. L. Cant- 
well land 'Ormisbv Blanding. (who were not 
alumni.) South Carolina 'arave of her Mexi- 
can war sons to the Confeder^ate army 
two maior generals, seven brigadier gen- 
erals, nine coTonels and one maior— that 
is. nineteen field officers of a possible total 
of thirty South Ciaroiina Mexican war offi- 
cers then living. Remember, also, that 



they were volunteers as they were in 1846, 
and also had to overcome that feeling 
which every brave man feels of unwilling- 
ness to fight against the flag under which 
be has fought and aided to gain glorious 
Victories for his country. 

TWO of those who did not fgo into Con- 
federate service told me that they could 
noit overcome this feeling. Others of us. 
however, concurred w'ilth that grandest of 
God's noblemen, R. E. Lee, that our first 
allegiance was due to our State. To us 
the Palmetto flag, her emblem, was above 
the iStars and Stripes. If you will excuse 
the egoism I will add that, despite the re- 
sult of the civil war and all the amend- 
ments of Consititution since made, that be- 
lief abides in me and in so far I am still 
an unreconstructed rebel and expect so to 
die. 

Thi's is neither the time nor place nor 
am I the proper person to narrate the 
deeds done by the South Carolina College 
boys—in carrying thaJt Palmetto flag from 
Vera Cruz, where the first blood that was 
shed was South Carolina blood, to plant 
It, the second flag of the U-niited States 
army, m the Castle of Chapultepec, and 
the first flag on the walls of the City of 
Mexico. History records these deeds and 
to It I must refer you. But I fear not 
contradiction in asserting that no regi- 
ment of volunteers in the Mexican war 
from any State, North or South, can make 
such a showing as the above in the war 
between the iStates. 

In rniemiory of my old comrades who 
served In both wars, only two of whom 
sur^^ve, I d'are affirm that iSouth Carolina 
IS as proud of their records in the Con- 
federate as in the Mexican war, and im- 
prints thereon her imprimatur of "well 
done." 

U. X. GTJNTER, JR. 

The next speaker was to have been Col 
R. W. Ball, whose sub.iect was "The 
Alumni in the Press." Col Ball was de- 
tained by sickness, and the toastmaster 
announced that the next speaker on the 
programme, Mr U. X. Gunter, would fol- 
low Col Blanding. Mr Gunter' s speech up- 
on "The Alumni in State Affairs " was as 
follows: 

In the twenty-sixth year of the Inde- 
pendence of the United States an Act was 
passed by the General Assembly of South 
Carolina the purport of which was "the 
establishment of a college in a certain 
part of the State where all its youth may 
be educated will highly promote the in- 
struction, the good order and the harmony 
of the whole community." Such an estab- 
lishment soon made itself effective, for 
the youth from every section came to 
learn, fraternize and harmonize. The re- 
sult was inevitable, for soon the product 
of an institution founded on such a broad 
and patriotic basis began to make itself 
felt in State affairs. 

Since that time that institution has fur- 
nished to the State for Governors Stephen 
D. Miller, Richard Irvine Manning, George 
McDuffie, John Peter Richardson, William 
Aiken, James H. Hanwnond, William H. 



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Gist, F. W. Pickens, A. G. Magrath, John 
H. Means, M. L. Bonham, Wade Hamp- 
ton, John L. Manning-, W. D. Simpson, 
Thomas B. Jeter, John Peter Richardson, 
and F. J. Moses, Jr— seventeen in all. 
These names carry their own history. 
Nearly all of them are among the most 
illustrious in American history and each 
marks an epoch in the annals of the State. 
Based upon Meriwether's report, nine 
Lieutenant Governors, eleven United 
States Senators, twenty nine Congress- 
men, representing this State, received 
their diplomas here. 

The State departments and the General 
Assentfbly have been continuously honored 
and dignified by alumni of the South Caro- 
lina College. To enumerate them is impos- 
sible at this time, but the number must 
be satisfactory to the most enthusiastic 
alumnus. And to-day the College is rep- 
resented in State affairs by the Superin- 
tendent of the Educational Department, 
two circuit solicitors, a member of the 
railroad commission, a Congressman, an 
excellent representation of character and 
ability in the General Assembly, by an 
able, honest and energetic Justice of the 
Supreme Court and by a Chief Justice of 
that Court, whose experience, integrity 
and consummate ability is the pride and 
honor of the State. The Judges of the Uni- 
ted States Courts of this district and cir- 
cuit are alumni of the South Carolina Col- 
lege and are noted for high character, 
splendid ability and withal an honor to 
the Institution, and no honor can be high- 
er. 

But of the past. To relate the affairs of 
State for the last century is but to recite 
a history of the alumni of the College. 
They are one and insperable. Not that oth- 
er noble and patriotic men did not and 
do not play a nart and play it well, but 
eliminate the South Carolina College men 
from the scene and it Is but fair to sup- 
pose that in the absence of the leading ac- 
tors there would have been no play, or at 
least a different one. the nature of wTiIch 
we know not. In 1812, when a powerful 
enemy threatened the existence of our na- 
tion, Petigru— the most famous jurist of 
them all— as a lad shouldered his mus- 
ket and marched to the defence of his 
country. When the great Nullification agi- 
tation had aroused all Carolinians the 
leading spirits, with few notable excep- 
tions, were South Carolina College alumni. 
And when the greatest question, that of 
State's rights and secession, that ever con- 
fronted a republic and threatened the ex- 
istence of the greatest nation of the world 
arose, who were originators, advocates and 
sufferers of that theory, the mud-sill that 
underlay the government of one-half of 
an hemisphere? The names forever vener- 
ate any cause; Harper, McDuflle, Pickens, 



Thornwell, Bonham, Magrath, Mclver, 
Hayne, McGowan, Gregg— or those honor- 
able men who took a contrary view: Peti- 
gru, O'Neall, Legare, Preston, Memminger 
and others,* all representing a display of 
learning and ability seldom pitted in an 
arena of nations. And again, a few years 
later, when not only the existence of a 
State was at stake, but the supremacy of 
the noblest race of all time threatened, 
from the wails of despair was heard the 
trumpet blasts of a trooper marshalling 
the manhood of a prostrate people to do 
or die, and under the leadership of the 
battle-scarred Hampton, with the aid of 
the fearless Gary and other patriots, a lost 
State was once more established the "land 
of the free, the home of the brave." In this 
affair of State the South Carolina alumni 
evidently took a conspicuous part. 

It is gratifying to note the cordial rela- 
tionship of the College and other State 
and denominational colleges, as well as 
the apparent unanimous support of all 
branches of the Government, and the 
earnest support of faithful representa- 
tives upon the press. It must be evident 
that in a State whose people are limited 
in resources that an institution for higher 
education must depend either upon the 
State or the Church. There is a function 
for each, and certainly room and work for 
both. Any friction simply perverts the 
common purpose— the elevation of human- 
ity by proper training. 

The prominence of the alumni in State 
affairs is not due to a study of politics as 
office-holding, for that is not in this cur- 
riculum, but is simply the result of a train- 
ing peculiar to the origin and nature of 
the institution, the preparation of its stu- 
dents for all phases of life, its geographi- 
cal location and the consummation of its 
purpose the homogeneity of a people. 

The efforts of the South Carolina Col- 
lege alumni in State affairs in the past 
justify the conclusion that the class motto 
of Prof Lieber was followed, "Non scholae, 
sed vitae; vitae utrigue." (Not for the 
school, but for the life; the life and here- 
after.") 

The Hon J. J. Hemphill was the next 
sneaker. His subject was "The Alumni in 
National Affairs." After a short and hu- 
morous introduction Mr Hemphill spoke 
as follows: 

JOHN J. HEMPHILL. 

I congratulate you, Mr Chairman, upon 
the honor of presiding over this intelli- 
gent, patient and polite assemblage of 
gentlemen. 

So far they have greeted heartily each 
speaker as he rose to address them, but 
none of us can fail to observe that the 
applause has been much more enthusias- 
tic at the end than at the beginning, which 
shows that they know a good thing when 
they are through with it. (Applause.) 



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You have assigned me a subject, '"The 
Alumni in National Affairs." 

When an after-dinner speaker is given 
a topic to discuss there are three things 
required by all the rules: He must ap- 
proach it. He must go all round it. He 
must get away from it. 

If I can successfully accomplish these 
three things I will hope to enjoy the full 
measure of applause given to each of tne 
other speakers, all of whom have more 
or less adroitly carried out this pro- 
gramme. 

I presume I am not expected to speak 
of the living alumni who have been called 
to participate in national legislation. To 
tell of their many merits and few faults 
would more than consume the time al- 
lotted me in your invitation. 

Of the alumni now departed who have 
figured in the House, Senate or Cabinet 
of the nation it may be truly said that 
fheir most distinguishing characteristic 
was that they devoted themselves to cer- 
tain great politicai principles, and not to 
matters of mere administration. They had 
and held certain well-defined opinions on 
the all-important question of the powers 
of the National Government and their 
limitations under the Constitution. These 
opinions they reached after thorough in- 
vestigation and they amounted to a set- 
tled conviction, which determined the 
whole course of their political lives. They 
made this question the subject of constant 
thought and discussion; tney supported 
their opinions with forceful and eloquent 
argument. They earnestly and honestly 
declared them essential to the mainte- 
nance of the liberties of the country, and 
it was in the investigation and discussion 
of these great issues, upon the highest 
plane of political debate, that they found- 
ed their well-earned reputation as states- 
men. 

No life bears good fruit which is not 
dominated and controlled by sincere and 
earnest convictions upon some worthy 
subject, and I am safe in saying that it 
never once occurred to these honorable 
gentlemen that they should or could sac- 
rifice their honest convictions for the sake 
of party advantage or the supposed pros- 
perity of their section, or for any other 
reason whatsoever. 

They had gone deep enough into the 
mysteries of human existence to know 
that no temporary advantage in any de- 
partment of life could compensate for the 
loss of an unbroken and tenacious ad- 
herence to honest convictions, and that 
:he true rule for a patriot is to earnestly 
seek whatsoever is true and right, and 
all other things will be added unto him. 

They were fortunate in entering upon 
the stage of public affairs during the for- 
m.ative period of the Federal Government; 
when the Constitution of the fathers was 
undergoing investigation and discussion; 
when the parts they failed to make clear 
were bein,-? construed and their hidden 
meaning explored, and when the intelli- 
gent public of every State was intently 
listening to the arguments that were be- 
ing marshalled for or against their re- 
spective sides. This furnished them the 



highest incentive and the most tempting 
opportunity for the display of their splen- 
did abilities, and be it said to their credit 
that the alumni of the old institution did 
not fail to make the most of it, both for 
their country and themselves. 

Our alma mater, though a century old 
to-day, is too young to have been the 
nursing mother of Calhoun, Lowndes, 
Cheves and Williams, the four members 
of the lower house of Congress who in 
combination, constituted the ablest repre- 
sentation the State has ever had, and 
whose united energy and ability forced a 
declaration of war against Great Britain 
by our Government in 1812 and carried 
that great contest to a successful con- 
clusion. Anj^ institution would be hon- 
ored in having such splendid sons as 
these. In later years, ai-^er the College 
had bep-un her great work, the able and 
accomplished sons that went out each 
year, carrying her diplomas, performed 
all the high duties of good citizens, and 
when called by the people to participate 
in the councils of the nation acquitted 
themselves in such manner as to reflect 
credit upon the College, the State and the 
country. 

It is no impeachment of the ability pi: 
the alumni of the College that the name 
of a distinguished son of Carolina, not an 
alumnus of this institution, is most con- 
spicuously associated with the political 
doctrines specially advocated by them, 
for the towering intellect of John C. Cal- 
houn, his wonderful power of analysis 
and of logical deduction, were not equalled 
by any of his followers or opponents from 
any portion of this wade country; "his 
like was not before him, nor has been 
since." 

But Mr Calhoun, in his great contests 
in the House and Senate, nad no more 
able and earnest friends, and the princi- 
ples of local self-government and protec- 
tion against Federal encroachment no 
worthier or more eloquent supporters than 
the alumni of the College. This is true 
not solely of those who held positions in 
the Congress or in Cabinets, but of many 
citizens of this and other States, grad- 
uates of the College, who, in public sta- 
tion and private life, by pen and speech, 
set forth with power the arguments in 
support of the doctrines they held. 

Stories of some of the distinguisned sons 
of the College are still heard in Washing- 
ton from the lips of those familiar with 
the history of the Capital. 

The splendid sweep and power of Mr 
McDufRe's great speeches, as he exposed 
the wrongs of the system of protection, 
have not been surpassed or equalled be- 
fore or since his day. In beauty and bril- 
liancy of oratory of the highest type, cou- 
pled with skilful argument, William C 
Preston stands without a peer. Less than 
a month ago I heard one of the ablest of 
the Judges of the Courts of Washington, 
who had been reared in the city and en- 
joyed exceptional opportunities of hear- 
ing great speakers in Congress and be- 
fore the Courts, declare that Col Preston 
was the most brilliant orator he had ever 
heard. The learning and logic of Hugh 



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S. Legare soon grava him an important 
place in the House, and led to his ap- 
pointment to the Cabinet as the chief 
law officer of the Government and the 
official head of the profession he so great- 
Iv adorned. Judge Evans impressed his 
colleagues in the Senate by his wise coun- 
sel and his keen sense of justice, which 
gave his utterances unusual weight among 
the members of that body, but no one 
denies the strength and power of either, 
and all agree that the genial and able 
Judge Butler exercised a po:ent influence 
in the great body of which he was such 
an eminent and useful member. 

It is not possible, on an occasion of this 
character, to name all the sons of the 
College deserving of praise, but let me say 
that in our day the Hon John H. Evins 
and Col D. Wyatt Aiken, in most dis- 
turbed and troublous times, and when 
prejudice against the South ran riot at 
Washington, were honored and trusted 
public servants, and in any mention of 
the sons of the College in national affairs 
iheir names cannot be forgotten. . 

From personal knowledge I bear testi- 
mony to the purity of their lives, the 
honesty and patriotism of their motives 
and to the earnestness with which they 
servea tne higliest interests of the State. 

We cannot in justice claim that the 
graduates of the South Carolina College 
always surpassed all others in the zeal 
and ability with which they served the 
public, but it is fair to say that in earn- 
estness, ability, integrity and patriotism 
ihey were the peers of any. And without 
disparaging others we claim for them a 
front place amongst the statesmen and 
patriots who have made glorious the pages 
of our country's history. 

The students of our College go out into 
the world after graduation— some with 
more learning and some with less— but it 
has always been our proud boast that 
each one of them went forth an honest 
and upright man; a man of sterling char- 
acter, seeking to win his way in the world 
by clean, pure metnods, and fully deter- 
rnined to do nothing under any circum- 
stances to smirch his own good name 
or that of the College whose diploma he 
proudly bears. 

And be it said to the everlasting credit 
of the South Carolina College, of its fac- 
ulty and students, and of the gentlemen 
themselves, both living and dead, that no 
word of suspicion has ever been spoken 
reflecting upon the character or the mo- 
tives of any son of the College w'ho has 
been honored with a place in national af- 
fairs. This,' of course, we all had a right 
to expect, and in fact did confidently ex- 
pect, and would otherwise have been sur- 
prised and humiliated beyond expression, 
but it is no mean compliment to be able 
CO say that amid all the varied duties of 
high place, and surrounded with innumer- 
able temptations, their characters were 
so high and so firmly established that 
the purity of their motives was never 
questioned. 

Those of us who have for years been en- 
gaged in the busy avocations of life still 
watch with the keenest Interest the pro- 
gress of our alma mater, and to these 



young gentlemen who are now within 

its sacred walls we look with confidence 
to maintain the high and noble character 
that has always been a distinguished 
characteristic of the sons of the South 
Carolina College. 

Mr L. W. Parker, who was to have re- 
sponded to the toast, "The Alumni in Bus- 
iness Affairs,*' was unavoidably absent, 
and the last of the speakers, Mr George 
S. Legare, concluded the speeches of the 
evening. Mr Legare responded to the 
toast. "The Women of South Carolina," in 
the following eloquent language. 

MR GEORGE S. LEGARE. 
Mr President and Gentlemen: I claim 
■the pleasantest task of all; that of plac- 
ing one small leaf in the wreath of laurel 
so often woven and set upon the brow 
of our noble, self-sacrificing and ever- 
deserving women. 

You sons of Soutli Carolina who have 
contributed the best years of your event- 
ful lives in upholding the honor and in- 
tegrity of your State; you of to-day, who 
are struggling to place her front and fore- 
most among the States of this great 
America.n country, and you upon whom 
will rest the responsibility of shielding and 
protecting her in years to come, should 
with one accord join me to-night in wor- 
shipping at the shrine of those 'brave 
Women, to whom in great part is due the 
grand and brilliant past, the flourishing 
present and the P'rospective glorious future 
of our beloved State. We men of the 
South have so many things to be thankful 
for; so much to be proud of; but those of 
us who claim the soil of South Carolina 
as an heritage must of necessity place the 
pure, virtuous, unsullied record of our 
women upon 'a pinnacle of fame and say 
to the world : Behold ! Here is our fortitude, 
our strength and our pride. 

Carolina's women have ever been the 
boast of Carolina's men, and well they 
might be. As a little child she is pure and 
innocent as a dew drop dangling and 
sparkling under the early and uncertain 
rays of a springtime sun. We see lier in 
maidenhood and cannot but feel !that who- 
ever plucks that Southern rose can wear 
it proudly until withered by deach's win- 
try blast. We meet her next as wife and 
mother and in her behold the Creator's 
greatest gift to man. And when time has 
silvered her locks and bent her faithful 
form, we cannot but gaze upon her dear 
old countenance and feel that God has 
blessed that face and hallowed it. For 
every man that is born into the world some 
woman has stood upon the brink of eter- 
nity and suffered untold torture. She nur- 
tures him through his innocent childhood; 
sh"^ bears with him patiently during the 
wild, uncouth days of his inexperienced 
youth; she swears at the alter to share his 
fortunes and misfortunes during the dav.^ 
of his manhood, and well does she cling 
to him in time of adversity, grief, sorrow 
and affliction, guarding his interests 
through life, forgiving his misdeeds, laud- 
ing his virtues, comforting him in his de- 
clining years and praying for his resur- 
rection in the life to come; and when he 
is no more she dampens his grave with 
tears, sitrews It with flowers and fervently 
prays that she may be allowed to meet 
him once more in the beautiful hereafter. 



APPENDIX, 



APPENDIX. 



JAMES MARION SIMS, M.D., LL.D. 

James Marion Sims was born in Lancas- 
ter County, S. C, January 25, 1813. After 
preparation he entered the South Carolina 
College in 1830 and became a member of 
the Euphradian Society. He gradu- 
ated in 1832 and entered upon the study 
of medicine, first in Charleston and then 
in Philadelphia, at Jefferson Medical Col- 
lege, from which he obtained his degree 
in 1835. He returned to Lancaster, and 
in his autobiography he gives a very 
amusing account of his first experience. 
An infant ill with cholera infantum was 
brought to him for medical treatment. 
He made use of all the prescriptions in 
his text book, and the child died. Shortly 
after another infant affected similarly 
was brought to him, whereupon he tried 
the same prescriptions in an inverse or- 
der, and this patient died also. Dr. Sims 
then threw his "shingle" down a well, de- 
termining never to practice again. He 
removed to Alabama as a planter, but 
there being no physician in his neighbor- 
hood, he was induced again to practice 
medicine. Success began to attend his ef- 
forts. A negro woman belonging to him 
was afflicted with vesico-vaginal fistula, 
a very distressing and at that time an 
incurable malady. He tried again and 
again to perform an operation, but the 
sutures always sloughed. Other negro 
women afflicted in the sam^e way were 
brought to him and he had a small hos- 
pital on his premises. After many fail- 
ures he at last tried 3. metalic suture, 
and achieved a triumph. All his subjects 
were soon restored to health and his fame 
began to spread. Many surgeons doubted 
his success in spite of a full account of 
his discovery published in 1852. By invi- 
tation he performed the operation suc- 
cessfully in several cities, and removed 
to New York. There he opened a tem- 
porary Women's Hospital in 1853, and in 
1 857 secured from the Legislature of New 
York a site on which a permanent hospi- 
tal was erected. In 1861 he went to Eu- 
rope. His fame having preceded him, he 
was asked to operate iu Dublin, London, 
Paris and Brussels before leading sur- 
geons of the world. Some of his patients 
belonging to the nobility of Europe. Dec- 
orations were conferred upon him by the 
French, Italian, Spanish, Portugese and 
Belgian governments. In 1868 he returned 
to New York crowned with honors and 
pecuniary rewards. When the Franco- 



Prussian war began. Dr. Sims returned to 
Paris and organizing the Anglo-American 
Ambulance Corps, carried it to Sedan 
and alleviated m.uch suffering. Again he 
returned to New York, where he still con- 
tinued his discoveries, and originated the 
science of gynaecology which is now rec- 
ognized as one of the most important 
branches of surgical science. He was a 
corresponding member of most of the Eu- 
ropean learned societies and president of 

I the American Medical Association. He 

i died in New York November 13, 1883. 

j In recognition of his great services the 
women of America erected a statue in 
his honor in Bryant Park, New York. Dr. 
Sims may be numbered among the world's 
greatest men. His discoveries are no less 
important than those concerning vaccina- 
tion and anaesthetic and antiseptic sur- 
gery. He possessed a rare fund of humor 
and power of expression. His autobiog- 
raphy, edited by his son, is a book that 
holds its reader's interest all the way 
through. In it he mingles anecdotes of 
the school boy days under savage teach- 

j ers, and his experience in college, with a 
pathetic story of his first failures and a 
plain and modest narration of his bril- 
liant successes. 

DAVID LEWIS WARDLAW, FIRST 
1 HONOR, 1816. 

I On the walls of an Abbeville home 

hangs the portrait of an old gentleman 

whose stern and rather incisive features 

peering over the black stock of the period 

j might well relax a little on the occasion 

of the College Centennial, for he has the 

honor of having two sons who graduated 

I first in the South Carolina College and in 

I after life shed luster upon their own 

I name and that of the College that trained 

I them. The father was James Wardlaw, 

and his two sons David Lewis and Fran- 

j cis Hugh, respectively Judge and Chan- 

I cellor of the State. 

j David Lewis Wardlaw was born In 
Abbeville March 2d, 1799. After attend- 
ing the village school he was prepared 
for college by the celebrated Dr. Waddel 
at Willington. He entered the South C^ar- 
olina College in 1814 and graduated at 
the head of his class in 1816. He studied 
law under Governor Patrick Noble and 
entered the Bar. In April, 1820, in 
copartnership with Mr. Noble and then 
with Thomas C. Perrin. Serving several 
terms in the Legislature he was made 



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Speaker, December 1836. Elected Judge 
of the Circuit Court in 1841, he declined 
a seat in the Court of Appeals December 
1859, possibly because of the election of 
his brother. Chancellor F. H. ^> ardlaw, to 
that position the same month. He sat as 
Judge of the law courts until December, 
1865, when he was elected Associate 
Judge of the Court of Appeals. From 
this he was deposed by the Reconstruction 
Legislature during Scotts' administration 
and retired to private life. He died at 
home, universally lamented, June 8, 1873. 

JAMES HENRY THORNWELL, D. D., 
FIRST HOXOR, 1831. 

James Henley Thornwell was born in 
Marlborough District, South Carolina, in 
1812. His parents were quite poor, but 
the precocity oi the boy attracted the at- 
tention of Gen. Gillespie and Mr. Dobbins 
of Marlborough was assisted him to se- 
cure an eaucation. He entered the South 
Carolina College in 1830 and joined the 
Euphradean Society, in which he distin- 
guished himself as greatly by his powers 
of argument and oratory as in the lecture 
room. He graduated at the head of his 
class and at first studied law, but aban- 
doned it for the Presbyterian ministry. At 
intervals he was in the pastorate of 
churches in Colunabia and Charleston but 
he delivered the greater part of Ms ser- 
mons when connected with the South 
Carolina College at the Theological Sem- 
inary. 

He was professor in the former institu- 
tion in 1 836 and in 1 852 became president. 

In 1856 he was made professor in the 
Theological Seminary. Dr. Thornwell de- 
livered a notable series of '"Discourses on 
Truth" in the chapel of the college to 
which may be ascribed much infiuence in 
securing a high love of truth among the 
students. Dr. Thornwell was also a 
writer in reviews and published a number 
of articles in aavocacy ui secession and 
in praise of slavery as a divine and bene- 
ncent system for Doth races. 

As a logician and metaphysician he is 
compared with Hamilton, and as a 
theologian with Jonathan Edwards. 
Thougn stern in his system of theology 
he was genial and aelightful in social liie. 
±ie was a remarKabie manager of young 
men. More than once a serious aistur- 
bance m college life was quelled by the 
mere personal influence of the man. 

Dr. Thornwell married Miss Nancy 
"^ itherspoon, a lady of charming person- 
ality, and reared a family of several chil- 
dren, of whom several survive. His son 
sLud namesake is a prominent minister in 
the Presbyterian church. 



JAMES LOUIS PETIGRU. 

First Honor, 1809. 

Jam.es Louis Petigru was born in Ab- 
be^dlle district, 1789. His father was of 
Irish ancestry, his mother a Huguenot, 
the daughter of the Rev. Jean Louis Gib- 
ert, pastor of the French colony that 
settled in the middle of the eighteenth 
century in New Bordeaux. Tradition says 
that the great Dr. Waddel one day saw a 
small boy of ten or eleven enter his school 
room, bare foot, ^s-ith his jacket rolled in 
a bundle over his shoulder. "Well, my 
little man, what do you wish?" ''I want 
to enter 3-our school, sir.,' "What can you 
do?" "I can read a little and cipher a 
little, and write poetry." "Well, my lit- 
tle fellow, I think you will do." Enterini 
the school, young Petigu soon became 
noted among his fellows. He entered the 
South Carolina College in 1807 and gi'ad- 
uated first in the class of 1809, Alexander 
Bowie taking the second honor He 
taught school in the lower country, part 
of his time being enployed as tutor in 
Beaufort College, of which he came very 
near being elected President. He pre-- 
ferred the law and entered the bar in 
1812. His wit, his genial character and 
his sterling integrity caused him to be 
welcomed in a refined and exclusive so- 
ciety. After ten years practice at Coosa- 
whatchee, Mr. Petigru removed to 
Charleston and succeeded Robert Y. 
Hayne as Attorney General. He soon 
rose to the head of his profession not only 
in South Carolina but in the United 
totates, although such was his modesty 
that he seldom practised outside of the 
State. His legal arguments are found on 
one side or the other of almost all the 
leading cases argued before the bench of 
South Carolina. As a wit he was without 
a superior, and tradition preserves many 
anecdotes attributeu to him. In politics 
Mr. Petgru was a Unionist of the most 
pronounced stamp and he bitterly op- 
posed nullification and grieved deeply 
over secession. Yet, such was the admi- 
ration of his people for his personal worth 
that at anj- time he could have held the 
highest judicial offices in the State. So 
well known is Mr. Petigru that it is un- 
necessary to present a long sketch of his 
remarkable career. Enough it is to call 
attention to him as one of the most illus- 
trious alumni of the South Carolina Col- 
lege. He died in Charleston and lies 
buried in the church yard of St. Michael's. 

EDWARD H. BUIST. 
First Honor, 1858. 
Edward H. Buist was the son of Rev. 
Arthur Buist, and grandson of Rev. 



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George Buist, D. D., the first pastor of the 
Scotch Church in Charleston. Graduating 
first in the class of 1858, Mr. Buist studied 
in the Theological Seminary at Columbia 
and was ordained at Newberry in "J62, 
having for a year supplied Aveleigh 
Church. He married Miss Caroline Se- 
bring, of Charleston, formerly of Tarry- 
town, N. Y., in 1863, and removed r'rora 
Newberry in the summer of 1865, to re- 
side for some time in Tarrytown, Thejice 
he was called to take charge of St. Da- 
vid's Academy in Society Hill and was 
quite successful. In 1«69 he accepted a 
call to Oheraw and remained thea:-e unci! 
his death, I I th September, 1 862. 

"He was scholarly in his ways and man- 
ners, he was strong as a pulpit orator and 
as a debater. The classics, literature and 
metaphysics were his favorite branches 
of learning. His pastorate at Cheraw 
wats a very happy one." 

GEORGE M. FAIRLiEE. 

First Honor, 1856. 

George M. Fairlee was a native of North 
Carolina and entered the South Carolina 
College at a somewhat later age than was 
the custom. He was of large frame and a 
great worker. His room mate was Harris 
Covington, of Marlboro, who died in 1878. 
These two were bosom friends, though 
antipodal in many respects. Covington 
was barely twenty-one, while Fairlee was 
over thirty. Covington took the second 
honor, though had he desired, he could 
have been a dangerous rival of his friend. 
Leaving college, Fairlee taught school in 
Marion county for some time, and then 
entered into a law partnership with John 
C. McClenaghan. Upon the breaking out 
of the war, Fairlee was elected Captain 
of a Marion company and went to Vir- 
ginia. Shortly after reaching camp he 
sickened and died, and was buried in that 
state. 

EDMUND BELLINGER. 

First Honor, 1826. 

The name of Edmund Bellinger is hon- 
orably connected with the history of 
South Carolina from the earliest colonial 
aays since the time that the first Edmund 
purchased an estate ana title of Land- 
grave, and came over as deputy fox 
Thomas Amy in 1697. The subject of this 
Sketch entered college from Barnwell ais- 
trict in 1826, and joined the Euphadia So- 
ciety. He was tnen Edmund Bellinger, 
Jr. In ia26 he graauated, leading a ciass 
In which were, among oiners, iienry VV. 
Halliard, Alexander H. Mazyck, Tnomas 
Sumter Mays, and Thomas Chiles Berrin 
After graduation he entered upon the | 



practice of law, in 1829. He was an ora- 
tor of great originality and great power 
"Vice never escaped the rebuking glance 
of his eye, nor the freezing condemnation 
of his demeanor." "But it was especially 
when pleading for some poor criminal 
whose life or interest or reputation were 
m jeopardy that he shone forth in all the 
nobility of his nature." For thirty years 
the bar was the arena of his fame. But 
he also consented to accept the responsi- 
bilities of legislation, and was several 
times returned at the head of the ticket. 
In the Legislature he was interested in 
education, and made elaborate and very 
thoughtful contribution to the report of 
Thornwell and Elliott upon public schools. 
When the issue of nullification was raised, 
Mr. Bellinger opposed it as not the proper 
course. In this he was in a political mi- 
nority in his district, but he did not lose 
the friendship of his people. When the 
question of secession was raised in 1850 
Mr. Bellinger favored it and headed the 
delegation sent to the secession conven- 
tion of 1 852, notwithstanding that his dis- 
trict afterwards went strongly for co- 
operation. After a long, useful life Mr 
Bellinger died in Columbia in the winter 
of 1859. 

NICHOLAS SUMMER. 
First Honor, 1828. 

Nicholas Summer was the son of John 
Summer, grandson of Captain Nicholas 
Summer, who was killed in a sortie at 
Granby. He was born near Pomaria and 
entered the South Carolina College in 
1826, from which he graduated in 1828 at 
the head of his class. After this he 
studied law in the office of Messrs. Clark 
and McDowell, of Winnsboro, and made 
rapid progress. Here he displayed those 
high qualifications, both natural and ac- 
quired, Which so justly endeared him to 
his contemporaries. "His knowledge of 
the law was profound and scientitic, his 
mode of pracUce fiberal and enlightened." 

When the United States called for vol- 
unteers for the war against the Florida 
indinas, Nicholas responded, was ap- 
pointed orderly sergeant of his company, 
a most responsible position in such an 
arduous campaign that followed. A march 
was made to Jacksonville through a 
country wliere wagons had scarcely ever 
passed, over rivers that could scarcely be 
crossed. Thence the march was made to 
Voiusa, Where tne traces of tne savages 
were distinctly seen. In a short time a 
battle occurred, in which Nicholas Sum- 
mer received a mortal wound. For some 
time he laid at Tampa Bay on a bed of 
sufCering; but at last he yielded up his 
life. A younger brother who went with 



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him also lost his life and both were buried 
"on an elevated spot bathed by the waves 
of that beautiful bay." 

WILLIAM J. WILSON. 
First Honor, 1822. 
William J. Wilson was the first gradu- 
ate to whom, the salutatory was awarded 
as first honor. Up to that time the gen- 
eral custom among colleges prevailed in 
the South Carolina College of assigning 
the valedictory to the first man of the 
class. William J. Wilson was the son of 
WilUam Wilson, a prominent citizen of 
"Vv^illiamsburg, and was one of many rela- 
tives who attended college. In 1812 seven 
Wilsons from WiUiamsburg joined the 
Euphradian Society. William J. Wilson 
became a member in 1818, along with 
John R . W. Wilson. In 1 822 he graduated 
at the head of the list, and soon there- 
after entered the ministry. Wallace in 
his history of the church in Williamsburg 
says of Wilson, "He frequently delivered 
his Master's message of peace in the old 
church," and that he was its first native 
minister, who, however, was not per- 
mitted to labor long in his Master's \ine- 
yard. His short ministry was spent in 
Salem church, and a monument was 
reared to his memory in this place by the 
bereaved people of his church." He was 
succeeded as pastor in the year 1827. 

THOMAS M. LTLES. 
The Oldest Living Alumnus. 

Capt. Thomas M. Lyles is the oldest liv- 
ing alumnus of the South Carolina Col- 
lege. He was bom October 13, 1811. Mr. 
"\A'illiam Mazyck Porcher, who was bom 
December 8, 1812, shares with him the 
honor of belonging to the oldest class rep- 
resented by living alumni, that of 1 83 1 , of 
which James H. Thornwell and Richard 
S. Gladney carried off first and second 
honors respectively, and Andrew G. Ma- 
grath and John T. Sloan were members. 
Capt. Lyles comes from old and honorable 
ancestry-. Col. John Lyie and his brother 
Ephraim were among the first settlers of 
Fairfield, Aromanus Lyles, his grand- 
father, did valiant service in the Revolu- 
tion. Col. Thomas Lyles, his father, was 
a man of great probity of character and 
undaunted courage. When at an extreme 
old age he lay confined to his bed with a 
broken limb, a party of Sherman's sol- 
diers entered his house and seeing that 
he was a man of wealth, demanded to 
know where he had hidden his treasure. 
Col. Lyles refused to answer. After a 
heated colloquy, for the old gentleman 
-ivas not endowed with the meekness of 
Moses or the patience of Job, the mis- 



creants threatened to burn his house over 
his head. They actually brought a shovel 
full of coal and threw the contents under 
his bed. "Burn away and be blanked." 
said the old gentleman. "I haven't much 
longer to stay anyhow." Moved by ad- 
miration or some other sentiment, the 
scamps extinguished the fire and left their 
undaunted foe alone, while they plundered 
his premises. Of such stock came Capt. 
Lyles. After leaving college he married 
Miss Peay. a daughter of Austin F. Peay, 
of Fairfield. TVith his ^afe, he lived be- 
j-ond the golden wedding and reared a 
large family, several of whom were stu- 
dents in the South Carolina College. Sev- 
eral gave up their lives in the defence of 
their State. Capt. Lyles has spent his life 
on his ancestral place near Broad river. 
He has never sought political office, al- 
though intense in his political views. 
During a long life, he has been honored 
by his neighbors for his exalted manhood 
and his pleasant, affable demeanor. His 
health at present is quite feeble, but he is 
tenderly cared for by his daughter, the 
wife of Major T. W. Woodward. (Since 
the above was written Capt. Lyles died, in 
February, 1902. 

CHARLES FISHBURXE. 

First Honor, 1817. 

Charles Fishburne was a son of Wil- 
liam Fishburne. He entered College from 
Colleton in 1815 and joined the Euphra- 
dian Society-. The class of 1817 was es- 
pecially brilliant, containing among others 
Judge Butler, Chancellor J. J. Caldwell, 
Judge Thomas W. Glover and Gov. Wil- 
liam McTVillie of Mississippi. Mr. Fish- 
burne led the class. Returning home, he 
was almost immediately elected to the 
House of Representatives, but contracted 
malignant country fever and died before 
taking his seat, and a career of brilliant 
prpmise was thus suddenly brought to a 
sad termination. 

GOV. JOHN GAYLE, OF ALABAMA. 

John Gaj-le, a son of the Revolutionary 
soldier, Matthew Gayle,, and his wife, 
Mary Reese Gayle, was born in Sumter, 
near Statesburg. 1 Ith September, 1792. 
and died in Mobile, Ala., 21st July, 1859. 
John Gayle was prepared under Elisha 
Hammond at the Mount Bethel Academy, 
Xewberry, and entered college from 
Ninety-Six, whither his father had re- 
moved. In 1813 he entered the junior 
class and the Clariosophic Society, of 
which he became president. Leaving in 
1815 to join his father, who had removed 
there, he went to St. Stephens, Ala., and 
studied law, being admitted to practice in 
1816. His career after this was a series 



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of successes in professional and political 
life. Almost immediately he entered with 
great gallantrj- into the war against the 
Choctaws and Creeks, who had been mur- 
dering the settlers and were not defeated 
until after a bitter struggle. In 1819 he 
entered public life as a member of the ter- 
ritorial council appointed by President 
Monroe. After that he held in succession 
almost every office known in the Consti- 
.tution of the State. He was the seventh 
Governor of Alabama, serving from 1831 
to 1835, the second term being g'iven to 
him without opposition. He was not an 
advocate of nullification. Under his ad- 
ministration the State entered decisively 
upon a career of prosperity and dignity. 
Forming his opinions deliberately and act- 
ing decisively, Gov. Gayle was a leading 
spirit in miost of the important measures 
that improved the State. Gov. Gayle was 
twice married, first to Miss Sarah 
Haynesworth and then to Miss Clara Peck. 
By his first marriage he had six, and by 
his second, four children. One daughter 
married Dr. Marion P. Crawford, an 
alumnus, orig-inally of Lancaster, and 
then a leading physician of Mobile, and 
another married Col. Hug-h K. Aiken, an 
alumnus from Fairfield. Gov. Gayle was 
of striking and handso'me appearance, 
and exceedingly popular and influential 
with the people. 

JAMES H. RION. 

First Honor, 1850. 

James Henry Rion, the son of a British 
officer, was born in Montreal, Canada, 
April 17, 1828. His father dying soon 
after his birth, his mother was left in 
straitened circumstances and kept a 
boarding house in AVashing-fon for Con- 
gressmen. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Calhoun 
were attracted by the precocious boy and 
made a protege of him. Mrs. Rion sub- 
sequently assisted in the management of 
the Pulaski House, a fine hostelry in Sa- 
vannah. The stern proprietor, Peter Wilt- 
berg-er, was attracted by young Rion, and 
gave him a position and assisted him to 
secure an education. A remarkable tal- 
ent for mathematics amounting almost to 
genius, caused Mr. Calhoun to plan to 
have him prepared for West Point. But 
about that time there was some disagee- 
ment with President Polk reg-arding the 
propriety of the Mexican war, and Mr. 
Oalhoun did not solicit the appointment. 
On the other hand, the lad was told to 
prepare himself for the South Carolina 
Colleg'e. He entered after six weeks study 
of Greek, and was "noted;" but on gradu- 
ation his stand was near the maximum 
in this language. Mr. Rion had a most 
formidable competitor in Robert W. Barn- 



well. These young men were contrasts in 
the bent of their minds and in disposi- 
tion. When either was called on to re- 
cite the class felt easy, knowing- that 
most, if not all, the period would be occu- 
pied by them. Prof. Williams often took 
notes of the orig-inal demonstrations of 
the higher mathematics by Mr. Rion.. At 
the end of the course the faculty were 
evenly divided, but the casting- vote of the 
president awarded first place to Rion and 
second to Barnwell. Mr. Rion then re- 
moved to A\^innsboro and assisted Mr. 
Hudson in Mount Zion school, also estab- 
lishing a law office. At the outbreak of 
the war he became colonel of the Sixth 
regiment, but his strict military ' discipline 
was not liked by his command and he re- 
sig-ned. He then raised a company and 
entered Nelson's battalion, to the com- 
mand of which he rose after the death of 
Col. Nelson. Col. Rion displayed great 
gallantry and ability. After the war he 
engag-ed in a lucrative law practice, be- 
ing one of the leaders of the bar in the 
State. He refused public office except a 
seat in the reconstruction convention in 
1865. but g"ave his time and means freely 
to further the redemption of the State 
from Radical rule. A beneficiary of the 
Clariosophic Society, he established a 
Clariosophic scholarship in after life. Col. 
Rion never charged a fee of a needy vet- 
eran or of a Confederate widoM% and often 
secretly erected headstones over un- 
marked graves of Confederate heroes. His 
hospitality was unbounded. In the prime 
of mental vigor he died on the 12th of 
December, 1886. Col. Rion married Miss 
Weir, a lady of great strength of mind, 
who survived him until recently. His 
daughter. Miss Marg-aret Rion, is the ef- 
ficient librarian of the College. 

JOSHVA H. HUDSON. 

First Honor, 1852. 

Joshua Hilary Hudson was born in 
Chester 29th January, 1832. The death 
of his father in 1836 left his widow and 
seven surviving children in very desti- 
tute circumstances. But with a brave 
heart she struggled ag-ainst adverse cir- 
cumstances and reared her children with 
such assistance as was rendered by neig-h- 
bors. Joshua Hudson and three other 
children attended the free school which, 
at that time, was quite inferior. But the 
boy had true stuff in him, and learned 
rapidly. His talent attracted the notice 
of friends, and he was sent to school a 
year by Samuel McAliley, Esq; and bor 
rowed money from Richard Kennedj' to 
attend college for a year. Finding tht 
expense greater than he had expected, 
Mr. Hudson applied to President Preston 



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for permission to cook his raeals in his 
room. Mr. Preston hearing his story, in- 
vited him to become a gueat at his table. 
Thus this poor, but brave and talented 
5'outh. found himself a welcome member 
of a family of the highest culture and 
hospitality. His independence never for 
a minute forsook him; and he earned the 
respect and admiration of all who knew 
him. At the end of the year he received 
the Manning scholarship, and his pecuni- 
ary difficulties were over. He graduated 
at the head of a class that was remarka- 
ble for its ability. Then he engaged in 
teaching in Chester and Spartanburg. 
In 1858 he entered the bar, and practiced 
until the opening of the war, when he 
volunteered and rose to the rank of 
Lieutenant Colonel of the 26th South 
Carolina. He was desperately wounded, 
and would have died in April, 1865, but 
seeing a Federal officer, he demanded the 
services of a surgeon. The officer proved 
to be Gen. Grant, who, being interested 
in this brave officer, detailed a surgeon 
to look after him with special care. After 
the war Col. Hudson resumed the prac- 
tice of law, and was elected Judge in 
1878. He held this place until 1894. when 
he resumed the practice of law. He has 
been frequentlj' called on to act as special 
Judge. Judge Hudson is one of the best 
products of the South Carolina College, 
and a most devoted Alumnus. 

CHARUES H. SIMOXTOX, 1849. 

Charles Henry Simonton. son of Charles 
Strong Simonton and Elizabaeth Ross 
Simonton, was born at Charleston, S. C, 
llth of July, 1829. He was prepared at 
the Charleston High School by Dr. Henry 
M. Bruns. He then entered Charleston 
College, but. remaining only a year, en- 
tered the South Carolina College Decem- 
ber, 1846. In 1849 he graduated with first 
honor, receiving the degree of A. B., and 
in after j-ears the honorary degree of 
LL D; and from the University of the 
South, at Sewanee, the degree of D. C. L. 
After graduating he studied law in 
Charleston, and taught for one year in 
the school of Mr. VT. J. Rivers. He was 
admitted to the bar in 1851. In 1858 he 
was elected to the House of Representa- 
tives, placed on the Judiciarj- Committee, 
and served two terms until 1862. Subse- 
quently he became a member of the Con- 
stitutional Convention of 1865. Elected 
to the House of Representatives the same 
year, he was made Speaker. He was re- 
elected a member in 1877, and served 
continually until 1886. The greater part 
of the time he was Chairman of the 



Judiciary Committee. During these years 
he was on the Board of Trustees of the 
South Carolina College. In September. 
1886. he was appointed District Judge of 
the United States for South Carolina by 
President Cleveland, and in December. 
1893. he was appointed Circuit Judge of 
U. S. for the 4th Circuit, which office he 
now holds. He was Captain of the Wash- 
ington Light Infantry at Charleston since 
1857. and with his company guarded the 
U. S. Arsenal at Charleston until 1861. 
Afterwards he patrolled Charleston har- 
bor, and on the 26th of December, 1861, 
was with the troops who took possession 
of Castle Pincknej'. Early in January*, 
1862, he went -^"ith his company in sup- 
port of the Battery Star of the West; 
served until and through the siege of 
Fort Sumter: was acting Adjutant Gen- 
eral of the State in the spring and sum- 
mer of 1862; served on John's Island and 
T^'admalaw Island until Februar3', 186'", 
when he entered the Confederate army, 
with two full companies of the Washing- 
ton Light Infantry; was made Lieutenant 
Colonel of the Eutaw Battalion, and pro- 
moted to be Colonel of the 25th S. C. V.; 
was at the battle of Secession^-ille; was 
then placed in command of James Island, 
his regiment serving on that island, 
guarding the Stono River, and taking its 
turn with Battery- "Wagner and Fort 
Sumter. He went to Virginia in 1864; 
was detached by Gen. Lee to command 
Fort Caswell, X'. C, and the forts on 
Oak Island; evacuated these forts in 
1865; was captured below Wilmington, ^n. 
C, and remained a prisoner in Fort Dela- 
ware until August, 1865. 

He is President of the Board of Trus- 
tees of the College of Charleston, and the 
S.C Medical College, and Chairman of the 
City Board of School Commisioners of 
the city of Charleston. 

In 1852 he married Ella Glover, daught- 
er of Judge T. W. Glover, and has had 
two children. 

Among the many services preformed by 
Judge Simonton. Xone are more import- 
ant than those in behalf of the South 
Carolina College. 

In 1866 he introduced the bill which 
reopened the institution as the South 
Carolina University. When this had 
been closed, in consequence of the polit- 
ical and social upheaval, Judge Simon- 
ton again introduced and carried through 
the bill that reopened the South Car- 
olina College. Judge Simonton has long 
been noted as a friend of education; 
and now enjoj-s the reputation of being 
am-ong the very foremost jurists of the 
United States. 



S. C. COLLEGE IN "TflE WAE." 



Interesting Additions to CoL Jones' Interesting Account of What the 

S C. College Students Did in the Immortal Struggle 

for Southern Independence. 



(By Washington A. Clark.) 
It is to be regretted that the very inter- 
estfng historical account of the South 
Carolina College cadets, written by Lieut 
Iredell Jones, and published in The News 
and Courier December 19, 1901, could not 
have been made complete. 

Upon the refusal of Governor Pickens 
to muster into service the company of 
South Carolina cadets, of which Prof 
Charles S. Vena-ble was captain, many of 
the students when the College closed af- 
ter the June examinations (1861) went to 
the front and joined themselves to other 
South Carolina companies then in service 
in Virginia. 

Among these was Lieut Jones, who was 
subsequently wounded at the battle of 
first Manassas, and so was unable to re- 
turn to College when the exercises were 
resum<ed in October, 1861. His absence 
from College at that time furnishes a 
sufficient reason for his not having a more 
familiar knowledge of that company to 
which he refers as company number three. 
In October, 1861, the College v/as opened 
at the appointed time and many of the 
students returned to^ their post. Several 
of those who had,*^during the summer 
vacation, joined other commands remained 
permanently in the army. Upon the open- 
ing of College the company was again 
organized with the following list of com- 
missioned officers, viz: E. Dawkins 
Rodgers, captain; Wm T. Gary, first lieu- 
tenant; Washington A. Clark, second lieu- 
tenant, and Geo M. Stony, third lieuten- 
ant. 

Unfortunately no roll of this third com- 
pany has been preserved. The list, how- 
ever, of non-commissioned officers was 
with some exceptions, about the same as 
that company which went to Charleston 
in April. The rank was very largely re- 
cruited by students who had then for the 
first time entered College. The war fever 
was then intense, and so the company de- 
voted very much of their time to drill and 
preparations for field service, into which 
they were eager to go. 

On November 7 the Union fleet, consist- 
ing of seventeen vessels, under the com- 
mand of Commodore DuPont, and a large 



army, under Gen Sherman, entered Port 
Royal harbor. The Confederate works on 
Hilton Head were, after an action which 
lasted for four hours, reduced and cap- 
tured. This put that entire portion of the 
coast of the State in the possession of the 
Federal army and created panic among 
the people. We were totally unprepared 
to meet such an attack and the loss to the 
sea island planters of that section, who 
were large patrons of the South Carolina 
Colleg-e, was very great; in fact in many 
instances the loss was total. Many of the 
planters escaped, leaving everything be- 
hind, and so that entire section was given 
up to the enemy. This created intense 
feeling over the State, in which the Col- 
lege students participated. 

On the next day, November 8, the com- 
pany, by a unanimous vote, offered their 
services to Governor Pickens for coast de- 
fence. The faculty of the College, how- 
ever, violently opposed this movement and 
used every argument in their power in 
order to influence Governor Pickens not to 
accept the company. On the afternoon 
of the same day the company left Colum- 
bia for Charleston on their way to Port 
Royal to report to Gen Drayton, who 
was then in command of the forces at the 
place. Upon reaching- Charleston, how- 
ever, the company was detained there by 
the Governor, with a flattermg- statement 
that they were retained as his body guard. 
The company was then temporarily sta- 
tioned on the Washington race course 
and attached to one of the Charleston 
regiments then in camp and under the 
command of Col Peter C. Gaillard. 

Dr LaBorde, in his history of the South 
Carolina College on pag-e 459, gives this 
account of the incident: 

"November 8. A committee of the stu- 
dents presented a communication to the 
faculty from the Governor of the State, 
expressing his willingness to allow the 
College cadets to report to Gen Drayton 
for military duty, provided they bear the 
permission of any of the faculty." 

"The faculty unanimously resolved that 
they had no authority to disband the Col- 
lege. There was a general meeting of the 
students, and they resolved to leave for 



112 



the scene of ihe war. The pi-esident waieed 
on the Governor and made the most stren- 
uous efforts to prevent it. But it was in 
vain."" 

The Federal forces, however, did not 
press their victory as vigorously as was 
expected, and so military operations on 
the coast of the State were rather inac- 
tive for several months. During this time 
the College cadets remained in camp in 
the ordinary routine of daily drill and 
camp life, but all were preparing for the 
more active duties of the field, which they 
felt in view. The professors, however, 
in the meantime, anxious to preserve the 
life of the College, spared no efforts to 
insure their return upon the opening of 
the College, in January. The quiet which 
ensued the fall of Port Royal afforded the 
Governor a good pretext, and so on the 
10th day of December the company was 
musrered out of service and the students 
ordered to prepare themselves to return 
to College on the 1st or January. The 
students, however, felt that the time had 
eom^ when duty required that they should 
be ai th€ front, and so. fired by their 
patriotic zeal, most of them at once joined 
other commands and recair.r regularly en- 
listed in the army. 

The action of the -t this time 

in disbanding the coip.; aiiy defeated the 
hopes which the students had entertained 
of going to the front in a body. In fact 
the faculty of the College, as %wll as 
State officials, deemed it inexpedient that 
they should do so. fearing that the ardor 
of youth would prove rather a disadvan- 
tage, and preferred that the students 
should go as individuals and be incorporat- 
ed in commands under older heads. 

Upon the opening of the College in 
January. 1S62. but few of the students re- 
turned. Of this an interesting account 
will be found in Dr LaBorde's History of 
the College on page 471. The exercises of 
the College were continued, however, with 
rather unsatisfactory results through the 
months of January and February, and 
until the Sth of March. 1S62, on which day 
the College was closed for the war. (See 
LaBorde"s History South Carolina Col- 
lege, pp -171. 472.) 

It was the ambition of the students to 
go to the front in an organized body and 
it will be -seen that three separate at- 
tempts were made to accomplish this end. 
In these efforts they were defeated by the 
more conservative views of the faculty 
and trustees, who, in their desire to save 
and preserve the College, thought it best 
that it should be otherwise. The privilege 
of displaying their patri>«,ic zeal in an or- 
ganized bodj" was thus denied them, but 
history will show an equal patriotism on 
the part of the indi\'idual studeni. Many 
gave their lives as a s^'rinc'^^ t^v 'h^ 



cause. Many rose lo positions of distinc- 
tion. 

Many as privates in the rank served 
their country w>ith a self-sacrificing devo- 
tion and patriotic zeal worthy of the cause 
for which they were willing to lay down 
their lives. 



HONOR ROLL OF THE SOUTH CARO- 
LINA COLLEGE. 1806 TO 1S61. 
(V., valedictory: S., salutatory.) 

1806 — Anderson Crenshaw, sole graduate. 

1807— ^Valter Crenshaw, v.: John Cald- 
well, s. 

ISOS— James R. Gregg, a-. 

ISOS^Jas L. Petigru 
Bowie, s. 

lSl(t — James Dellett, v.: "^'m Arthur, s. 

ISll— B. J. Earle, v.; Wm Arthur, s. 

1812— H. L. Pinckney. v.: John B 
ONeale, s. 

1S13— Geo McDuffie. v.; John G. Creagh. s 



John Murphy, s. 
V. : Alexander 



Henry Tres- 
is 
Henry A. 

Archibald 

V. : Josiah J. 

C. G. 



Richard Teadon. s. 
Amzi W. Alexan- 



1S14— Hugh S. Legare, 
cott. s. 

1S15— Elijah Gilbert, v. . 

1816— D. L. Wardlaw. v.: 
Gibbes. s. 

1S17— Charles Fishburn. v. . 
Baynard, s. 

ISIS— Francis H. Wardlaw. v 
Kilpatrick, s. 

1S1^^— Thomas House Taylor. 
Memminger, s. 

1S2«J— James Terry, v. 

1821- Bazil Manly, v. 
der. s. 

(From this time the salutatory was de- 
clared by the board of trustees to be the 
first honor.) 

1S22— Wm J. Wilson, s. : J. W. Grant, v. 

1823 — "Wm F. Colcock. s. : Robert Spen- 
cer, v. 

1824— Richard T. Brownley. s. : James W. 
Daniel, v. 

18S— Randell Hunt. s. : T. J. Withers, v. 

1.S26— Edmund Bellinger, s. : R. G. 
Quarles. v. 

1S27— This year twenty-four seniors were 
expelled and no honors were awarded. 

1828 — Nicholas Summer, s. : Hiram Mc- 
Knight, V. 

1S29— Lewis R. Gibbes. s.; W. J. Boone, v. 

183«V-B. F. Johnston, s.; John A. Mills, v. 

1S31— James H. Thornwell, s.: Richard S. 
Gladney, v. 

1SS2 — Joseph '\;\'. Lesesne. s. : Nel-son 
Mitchell, V. 

1S33— James Simons, s. : Elisha Hamlin, v. 

ls34— C. P. Sullivan, s. : M. L. Bonham. v. 

1835— ^tVm Blanding, s. : (Maxcy Gregg 
refused to divide the first honor.) 

1836— J. Pearson, s. ; A. Simkins. v. 

1S37— John N. Frierson, s. ; D. W. Ray. v. 

183^-A. Gregg, s. : E. Bellinger, v. 

1833— Isaac M. Hutson, s. : David E. Frier- 
son. V. 



113 



1S40— Haskell S. Rhett. s. ; Thomas M. 
Hanckel. v. 

1841— Wm J. Rivers, s. ; Robert B. Boyls- 
ton, V. 

1842— Wm P. Starke, s.; J. M. Landrum. v. 

1843— S. J. Barnett. s. ; C. D. Melton, v. 

1844— P. H. Nelson, s. ; J. H. Carlisle, v. 

1845— Robert Garlington, s. ; Thomas B. 
Fraser. v. 

1846— E. L. Patton, s.; A. A. Morse, v. 

1847— Thomas Frost, s. : John S. Greene, v. 

1848- James P. Adams, s. ; L. L. Bland- 
ing, V. 

1849— C. H. Simonton, s. : T. J. Glover, v. 

1850— J. H. Rion. s.: Robert Barnwell, v. 



1851— J. H. Elliott, s.; J. R. Chalmers, v. 

1852— J. H. Hudson, s. ; D. H. Porter, v. 

1853— J. 1. Middleton, s. : C. E. Leverett. v. 

1854 — James Lowndes, s. : Benjamin R. 
Stuart, V. 

1855— C. W. Boyd. s. : W. L. Trenholm, v. 

1856— G. M. Fairlee. s.: H. Covington, v. 

1857— W. H. White, s. ; E. L. Rivers, v. 

185S— Edward H. Buist, s. ; Grimke Rhett, v. 

1859— Wm Thomas Cleveland, s. ; Wm E. 
Boggs, v. 

ISeO— Thomas M. Logan, s. ; Alexander C. 
Haskell, v. 

1861— H. W. Rice, s. : S. M. Richardson v. 




INDEX. 



PAGE. 

Adams, James P. 19 

Aftermath of the Banquet ... 91 

Alumni of the South Carolina College' at dinner 78 

Alumni of the South Carolina College Business Meeting ... 75 

Alumni of the South Carolina College Committee on Centennial. 3 

Alumni Local, entertain visitors 89 

Alumni Charleston of the South Carolina C Jlege Committee 3 

Alumni in Law, by Judge Hudson 92 

Athletics, Cjlle^e, by Presi lent Woodward 35 

Banquet of Alumni 7S 

Ball, Col. B. W 98 

Barnett, Samuel J 17 

Blanding, James J) , Response of 97, 

Blanding, William 12 

Bonham, Gen. M. L 28 

Brawley, Judge W. H,, Response of . . . 87 

Brawley, Richard T 27 

Buist, Rev. E. H 20 

Buist, Edward H .....106 

Bellinger, Edmund 107 

Butler, Dr. N. M 30 

Cadets, College ... 41 

Cadets, Sketch by Iredell Jones 53 

Caldwell, Howard, Poem by. 45 

Campbell, Rev. W. H 18 

Carolina Cavalier A ; Wade U ampton 77 

Cadets in War, W. A. Clark HI 

Carolinian, Editorial from 4 

Carlisle, Dr. J. H., Reminiscences of 33 

Carlisle, J. H., Portrait of, presented 31 

Celebration, Centennial 6^ 

Centennial Celebration 64 

Centennial Committees • 3 

Centennial Fund 75 

Charleston Alumni, Work on Centennial ; 3 

Charleston. Alumni in 64 

Charleston College 65 

Charleston College, Toast to Alumni and Trustees 83 

Chalmers, James R. Poem by 44 

Clariosophic Sociel y 85 

Clark, Rev. Melton, Response of 91 

Clark, W. A., Response of 68 

Clark, W. A., Cadets in War , Ill 



115 

Clergymen, G-raduates of South Carolina College 40 

Colcock, Hon. Wm. P 27 

College Athletics, by Prisident Woodward 35 

College Cadets 41-58 

College, South Carolina Present Condition by President Woodward 47 

College, South Carolina in the Future, J. H. Marion 91 

Committee on Centennial 3 

Committee's Letter to J. C. Hemptiill 2 

Committee on Smoker . , 3 

Conner, Gen. James 18 

Credit Where dae, Carolinian 4 

Crenshaw A, First Graduate 5-40 

Crenshaw, Walter 6 

Davidson J. Wood, Verse by 45 

Davis, Prof. K,. Means, Resolution by • 88 

Davis, Prof. R, Means Sketch of -^oiith Carolina College by 37 

Davis, Prof. R, Means, Credit to 8 

Davis, Warren R ; 22 

Davis, Col. Zimmerman, Chief Marshal 65 

Dawkins, Judge Thomas N '. 14 

Dellett, Hon. James 6 

Dennis, R. E., presents portrait 72 

Earle, John Baylies 7 

Editorial from Carolinian 4 

Endowment plan for Alumni 75 

Faculty Co mmittee on Centennial 3 

Faculty of South Carolina College in 1901 32 

Fairlee, Geo. M 107 

First Graduate, Anderson Crenshaw 40 

Fishburne, Chas 108 

Frierson, John N 14 

Gary, E. B., Associate Justice South Carolina 20 

Gayle, John, Governor , 108 

Generals, Alumni 58 

Gibbes, Prof. Lewis R - 11 

Gibert, Elijah 2 

Glover, Thomas Jamison 15 

Glover, Thomas W. .. 8 

Q-overnors, Alumni 58 

Graduates, Honor Il2 

Graduates Honor List Only '. 118 

Gregg, James R 6 

Grimke, E. St J. , Work on Record 4 

Gunter, U. X., Jr., Response of • 98 

Hamer, P. N., Presents portrait, (died February, 1901) 72 

Hampton, Wade, Portrait of 31-72 

Hampton, Wade, Response of 85 

Haskell, A. C, Response of 96 



ii6 

Hemphill, J. C , Editor News and Courier letter to 2 

Hemphill, J. C, Editor, reply of to Committee's letter 2 

Hemphill, J. J. , Response of 79 

Hi-tory of South Carolina College by Prof. Davis 37 

Honor Graduates, Roll of 1805—1860 112 

Honor Graduates, Sketches of ' 5 

Honor System in South Carolina College 29-52 

Honor Graduates to 1861 112 

Hudson, Judge J H., Response of . .*. 92 

Hunt, Ran dell : 9 

Hutson, Isaac M 16 

Hudson, Joshua H 109 

Jewels of Carolina > >i 

Johnstone, Chan'-ellor Job 23 

Jones, Iredell, Sketch of College Cadets by 53 

Judges, Alumni , 58 

Judiciary, The Federal, by Judge Srawley , 87 

Kaufman, A C, Address of 65 

Kohn, August, Credit to, by Carolinkin 3 

Kohn, August, Suggestions of 29 

Kollock, Dr . C. H., Response of 80 

Legare, Hugh S ^ 

Legare, George S., Response of 101 

Letter to J C. Hemphill, Editor News and Courier 2 

Logan, Gen. Thomas M 16 

Longstreet, President A. B , 41 

Lowndes, James, Response of 18-86 

Luncheon in Charleston 74 

Lyles, Thos. M 108 

McBryde, Dr. J. M , Portrait of ' 31 

McCrady, Gen. Edward , 81 

McDuffie, George 25 

McSweeney, Gov. M. B., Response of 78 

Magrath, Gov. A. G 28 

Manly, Rev. Basil, n. D 26 

Manning, Gov. Richard I 24 

Marion, J. H., Response of 91 

Members of the Faculty 1901 32 

Memorial, Plan of 29 

Men at the Helm 32 

Miller, Gov. S. D. 23 

Mother Tongue, The right Use of the 30 

Nelson, Patrick H 18 

Officers of the South Carolina CoUe'ge 1901 32 

Oration, Semi-Centennial by Petigru 60 

Palmetto Regiment 97 

Parker, Lewis W 101 

Patton, Rev. E. L., D. D 14 



117 

Peirin, Col. James M 17 

Petigrii, James L., Oration of 60 

Petigru, James Lewis 106 

Pinckney, Gr. M., Presents portrait. 70 

Pinekney, Henry L 24 

Poems by College Students, (Sno wden) 44 

Portraits, Presentation of 69 

Preston, William C 41 

liaison d'Gtre of South Carolina College, (Prof. Davis) 37 

Reminiscences by Dr. Carlisle 33 

Rhett, Haskell S 16 

Rion, James H 109 

Semi-Centennial Oration. (Petigru) 60 

Simons, 'Hon. James 12 

Simpson, Dr. F. F., Plan of Endowment 75 

Simon ton, Chas. H. .. . 110 

Sims, James Marion ' 105 

South Carolina College, Sketch of 37 

South Carolina College Cadets. Ill 

South Carolina College, Condition and Prospects (President Woodward) 47 

Sketches of Honor Graduates 5 

Snowden, Yates, Reminiscences by 44 

Starke, William Pinckney 17 

Sullivan, Charles P 13 

Summer, Nicholas 107 

Swearingen, J. E 70 

Taylor, Thos. H , D. D 25 

Thornwell, James H., D. D 27 

Thornwell, James H 106 

Tillman, Gov. B. R 95 

Trustees of the South Carolina College, 1901 32 

Unveiling of Portraits . . 31 

War, In the davs before the . 44 

Wardlaw, Judge David L 58 

Wardlaw, Chancellor Francis H 8 

Wardlaw, Davis Lewis. ... , 105 

Watts, Beaufort T 24 

Waul, Gen. Thos. M 20 

Wigfall, Senator Louis T 21 

Wilson, William J lOH 

Witherspoon, Judge L I) 20 

Woodrow, Dr. -lames, Portrait of dl-li) 

Woodward, President P G, On Athletics, 35, on Condition of College 47, Ac- 
cepts Porl rails, 70, Response of . . . 84 



ERRATA. 

Note. — The material in this pamphlet was set up and printed in the daily Xews 
and Courier in the rash of current business. For laet of time for careful proof 
reading errors crept in, most of which can be readily detected. A few errata we 
have inserted. 
Page 25. George McDuffie married Miss Singleton. 
Page ?>2. For Alumni, read Alumnus wherever occurs. 
Page 33. For William Harper, read William Hooper. 
Page 58. To list of Brigadier Generals add — 

James Conley, Alabama. 

John K. Jackson, Georgia. 

To list of Judges add S. W. Melton. 

For W. H. Clowerly read W. K. Clowerly. 

For J. H. Hummond read J. H. Hammond. 
Page 59. Wm. T. XickoUsread Wm. T. XuckoUs. 
Page 59. Jos. Podgers read James Rogers. 
Page 59, J. A. Evins read John H. Evins. 

Page 59. Messrs. Keitt, Bonham, Aiken, Evins and Richardson were United 
States Congressmen. 

To list of United States Senators add J. H. Hammond. 
Page 92. For John H. Hudson read Joshua H, Hudson. 



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